"My analysis, especially of the computer revolution, always comes back to capitalism. It's that economic system that has led to Western civilization's willingness to enslave ourselves to machines - because some people benefit enormously from it, while the costs are borne by other people and the planet."

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Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

Kirkpatrick Sale

#Civilization Quotes #People Quotes #Analysis Quotes

“Faith begins where Reason sinks exhausted.”
“I have become a marketing tool and I feel very uncomfortable with that. There's no space for me to express myself.”

Source : "The Oscars? Oh no, not again". www.theguardian.com. March 2, 2000.
“In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The story of their efforts is, on the whole, one of pathos and tragedy, of a few successes and many failures”
“Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.”
“It's not where we've been that matters to God. It's who we are becoming in Him.”
“I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host 'Saturday Night Live.'”
“Dare, will, keep silence.”
“Los Angeles is a sprawl of broken dreams and lost opportunities, disconnected souls and entertainment junkies. The sunny skies and graceful palms don't redeem jammed roadways to nowhere.”

Source : Carolyn Hart (2009). “Death in Lovers' Lane”, p.1, Harper Collins

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