Every Generation Revolts Against Its Fathers And

This Metropolitan World, Then, Is A World Where Flesh And Blood Is Less Real Than Paper And Ink And Celluloid.

Everyone Aimed At Security: No One Accepted Responsibility. What Was Plainly Lacking, Long Before The Barbarian Invasions Had Done Their Work, Long Before Economic Dislocations Became Serious, Was Inner Go. Rome’s Life Was Now An Imitation Of Life: A Mere Holding On. Security Was The Watchword – As If Life Knew Any Other Stability Than Through Constant Change, Or Any Form Of Security Except Through A Constant Willingness To Take Risks

Today, The Degradation Of The Inner Life Is Symbolized By The Fact That The Only Place Sacred From Interruption Is The Private Toilet.

War Vies With Magic In Its Efforts To Get Something For Nothing.

The Life-efficiency And Adaptability Of The Computer Must Be Questioned. Its Judicious Use Depends Upon The Availability Of Its Human Employers Quite Literally To Keep Their Own Heads, Not Merely To Scrutinize The Programming But To Reserve For Themselves The Right Of Ultimate Decision. No Automatic System Can Be Intelligently Run Byautomatonsor By People Who Dare Not Assert Human Intuition, Human Autonomy, Human Purpose.