"The tale becomes utopian only when the writer leaves the sphere of technical organization – when, for instance, he tr…"

"Leisure and free activity are not accessible to everybody, and they are conditions in no way connected with the machi…"

"Leisure is the prerequisite of every free thought, every free activity. And this is why only the few are capable of i…"

"The impression we gain as we observe technical processes of any sort is not at all one of abundance. The sight of abu…"

"And the rational mind which stands behind the machine and keeps watch over its automatic, mechanical motion–it too is…"

"Technology can be expected to solve all problems which can be mastered by technical means, but we must expect nothing…"

"In every healthy economy the substance with which it works is preserved and used sparingly, so that consumption and d…"

"Why is it that the very thought of organizing pedestrians (really not a far-fetched thought), is somehow ludicrous? B…"

"What is euphemistically called production is really consumption. The gigantic technical apparatus, that masterpiece o…"

"From prophecies and visions we expect infallibility; that they come true with absolute certainty. But of a utopian ta…"