The Age of Reason has turned out to be the Age of Structure; a time when, in the absence of purpose, the drive for power as a value in itself has become the principal indicator of social approval. And the winning of power has become the measure of social merit.
John Ralston SaulPeople cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say.
John Ralston SaulThere is no need to search for global solutions, apart from an absolute necessity to destroy the idea that such things exist.
John Ralston SaulAn individual who stands out, or disagrees or takes risks is a danger to such systems and is effortlessly and, unconsciously sidelined.
John Ralston Saul