"As the reader is aware, at the cradle of our learning stood the philosophy of Asia Minor and Greece, itself influence…"

"My own philosophical position, if I may put it that way, is very briefly as follows:"

":(1) I think about the future, therefore I am and can be a human being;"

":(2) The future is partly knowable for man: thinking back = thinking forward;"

":(3) Anyone who ponders the future will learn that this is still open to a considerable extent that can be further de…"

":(4) Determining one’s own destiny implies two things: ready acceptance of a stewardship for the future and of the du…"

":(5) Everyone must therefore be able to have access, as soon and as completely as possible, to all available data for…"

":(6) For this purpose everyone, choosing in complete freedom and on his own responsibility, must be able and permitte…"

":(7) Thought models, or models of the future, are useful insofar as they can reasonably contribute towards the optimu…"

"Modern technology could advance to the point at which social engineers would be true masters of a complete conformist…"