Jacques Ellul
Philosopher
1912-01-06
Quotes by Jacques Ellul
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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.
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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.
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The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link with one's neighbor.
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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.
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It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale.
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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.
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Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game.
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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.
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