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Propaganda does not aim to elevate man, but to make him serve.


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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.

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.



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.

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.



Prayer is not a discourse. It is a form of life, the life with God. That is why it is not confined to the moment of verbal statement.

Prayer is not a discourse. It is a form of life, the life with God. That is why it is not confined to the moment of verbal statement.



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

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



No matter what God's power may be, the first aspect of God is never that of the absolute Master, the Almighty. It is that of the God who puts himself on our human level and limits himself.

No matter what God's power may be, the first aspect of God is never that of the absolute Master, the Almighty. It is that of the God who puts himself on our human level and limits himself.



When God picks out a man and speaks to him, it is to engage him in a work, an action. Nowhere in Scripture do we find indeterminate or purely mystical vocation.

When God picks out a man and speaks to him, it is to engage him in a work, an action. Nowhere in Scripture do we find indeterminate or purely mystical vocation.



The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read.

The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read.



Christians should be troublemakers, creators of uncertainty, agents of a dimension incompatible with society.

Christians should be troublemakers, creators of uncertainty, agents of a dimension incompatible with society.



Technique has taken over the whole of civilization. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemization.

Technique has taken over the whole of civilization. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemization.



The will of the world is always a will to death, a will to suicide. We must not accept this suicide, and we must so act that it cannot take place.

The will of the world is always a will to death, a will to suicide. We must not accept this suicide, and we must so act that it cannot take place.





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I needed something--the distraction of another life--to alleviate fear.

I needed something--the distraction of another life--to alleviate fear.



Good intention bring success in everything you do. Intention is always supported by the universal energy because it’s a vital ingredient for manifestation.

Good intention bring success in everything you do. Intention is always supported by the universal energy because it’s a vital ingredient for manifestation.



You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility Young people hereabouts unbridled now Just want.

You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility Young people hereabouts unbridled now Just want.



You don't have to be a certain thing to be cool. If you're white, you don't have to act black or whatever. Just be you and know who you are.

You don't have to be a certain thing to be cool. If you're white, you don't have to act black or whatever. Just be you and know who you are.



There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price.

There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price.



The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.



We Irish are born dreamers; sometimes we never wake up at all, and then we're counted failures.

We Irish are born dreamers; sometimes we never wake up at all, and then we're counted failures.



Did you know you can't steer a boat that isn't moving? Just like a life.

Did you know you can't steer a boat that isn't moving? Just like a life.



When I went to America I had two secretaries, one for autographs, one for locks of hair. Within six months the one had died of writer's cramp, the other was completely bald.

When I went to America I had two secretaries, one for autographs, one for locks of hair. Within six months the one had died of writer's cramp, the other was completely bald.



Safety-net programs must make efficient use of taxpayer resources and harness the capabilities of recipients by helping them move back into the workforce.

Safety-net programs must make efficient use of taxpayer resources and harness the capabilities of recipients by helping them move back into the workforce.




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