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War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.

~Lewis Mumford

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In war, the army is not merely a pure consumer, but a negative producer.

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War vies with magic in its efforts to get something for nothing.

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Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

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Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

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The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.

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One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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Today, the notion of progress in a single line without goal or limit seems perhaps the most parochial notion of a very parochial century.

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The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.

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The vast material displacements the machine has made in our physical environment are perhaps in the long run less important than its spiritual contributions to our culture.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: October 19th, 1895

Died: January 26th, 1990

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