I Cannot Predict The Wind But I

Modern Man Talks Of A Battle With Nature, Forgetting That, If He Won The Battle, He Would Find Himself On The Losing Side

The Substance Of Man Cannot Be Measured By Gross National Product.

At Present, There Can Be Little Doubt That The Whole Of Mankind Is In Mortal Danger, Not Because We Are Short Of Scientific And Technological Know-how, But Because We Tend To Use It Destructively, Without Wisdom. More Education Can Help Us Only If Produces More Wisdom.

From The Point Of View Of The Employer, It Is In Any Case Simply An Item Of Cost, To Be Reduced To A Minimum If It Cannot Be Eliminated Altogether, Say, By Automation. From The Point Of View Of The Workman, It Is A "disutility"; To Work Is To Make A Sacrifice Of One's Leisure And Comfort, And Wages Are A Kind Of Compensation For The Sacrifice.

The Technology Of Mass Production Is Inherently Violent, Ecologically Damaging, Self-defeating In Terms Of Non-renewable Resources, And Stultifying For The Human Person.