"In war, the army is not merely a pure consumer, but a negative producer." — Lewis Mumford

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.

Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet.

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

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