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Jacques Ellul Quotes

Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world Picture Quote #1

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity Picture Quote #1

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived Picture Quote #1

In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act Picture Quote #1

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale Picture Quote #1

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society Picture Quote #1

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The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief Picture Quote #1

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the starting point: the woman whom she knows, and first of all to herself. It is at that level, and at no other, that she ought to begin to think about the world situation Picture Quote #1

The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually unnoticed precisely because it creates a constant environment Picture Quote #1

Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game Picture Quote #1

Freedom is completely without meaning unless it is related to necessity, unless it represents victory over necessity Picture Quote #1

Education no longer has a humanist end or any value in itself; it has only one goal, to create technicians Picture Quote #1

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Belief is reassuring. People who live in the world of belief feel safe. On the contrary, faith is forever placing us on the razor’s edge Picture Quote #1

What we are witnessing at the moment is a rearrangement of the world in an intermediate stage; the change is not in the use of a natural force but in the application of technique to all spheres of life Picture Quote #1

Human life as a whole is not inundated by technique. It has room for activities that are not rationally or systematically ordered. But the collision between spontaneous activities and technique is catastrophic for the spontaneous activities Picture Quote #1

The qualities which technique requires for its advance are precisely those characteristics of a technical order which do not represent indivisual intelligence... The individual, in order to make use of technical instruments, no longer needs to know about his civilization Picture Quote #1

It is the multiplication of men who are exluded from working which provokes war. We ought at least to bear this in mind when we boast of the continual decrease in human participation in technical operations Picture Quote #1

Totalitarianism extends to whatever touches it... psychological technique, as it operates in the army or in a great industrial plant, entails a direct action on the family. It involves a psychological adaptation of family life to military or industrial methods, supervision of family life, and training family life for military or industrial service. Technique can leave nothing untouched in a civilization. Everything is its concern. Technique, which is destroying all other civilizations, is more than a simple mechanism: it’s a whole civilization in itself Picture Quote #1

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Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization. A class of people is growing up who are unexploitable because they are not worth employing even for the minimum wage. Technological progress makes whole categories of people useless without making it possible to support them with the wealth produced by the progress Picture Quote #1

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis Picture Quote #1

There is one act par excellence which profanes money by going directly against the law of money, an act for which money is not made. That act is giving Picture Quote #1

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Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity (Jacques Ellul Quotes) For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived (Jacques Ellul Quotes) In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act (Jacques Ellul Quotes) It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society (Jacques Ellul Quotes) The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief (Jacques Ellul Quotes) The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the starting point: the woman whom she knows, and first of all to herself. It is at that level, and at no other, that she ought to begin to think about the world situation (Jacques Ellul Quotes) The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually unnoticed precisely because it creates a constant environment (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Freedom is completely without meaning unless it is related to necessity, unless it represents victory over necessity (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Education no longer has a humanist end or any value in itself; it has only one goal, to create technicians (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Belief is reassuring. People who live in the world of belief feel safe. On the contrary, faith is forever placing us on the razor’s edge (Jacques Ellul Quotes) What we are witnessing at the moment is a rearrangement of the world in an intermediate stage; the change is not in the use of a natural force but in the application of technique to all spheres of life (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Human life as a whole is not inundated by technique. It has room for activities that are not rationally or systematically ordered. But the collision between spontaneous activities and technique is catastrophic for the spontaneous activities (Jacques Ellul Quotes) The qualities which technique requires for its advance are precisely those characteristics of a technical order which do not represent indivisual intelligence... The individual, in order to make use of technical instruments, no longer needs to know about his civilization (Jacques Ellul Quotes) It is the multiplication of men who are exluded from working which provokes war. We ought at least to bear this in mind when we boast of the continual decrease in human participation in technical operations (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Totalitarianism extends to whatever touches it... psychological technique, as it operates in the army or in a great industrial plant, entails a direct action on the family. It involves a psychological adaptation of family life to military or industrial methods, supervision of family life, and training family life for military or industrial service. Technique can leave nothing untouched in a civilization. Everything is its concern. Technique, which is destroying all other civilizations, is more than a simple mechanism: it’s a whole civilization in itself (Jacques Ellul Quotes) Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization. A class of people is growing up who are unexploitable because they are not worth employing even for the minimum wage. Technological progress makes whole categories of people useless without making it possible to support them with the wealth produced by the progress (Jacques Ellul Quotes) All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis (Jacques Ellul Quotes) There is one act par excellence which profanes money by going directly against the law of money, an act for which money is not made. That act is giving (Jacques Ellul Quotes)

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