This requires the development of a new kind of social order, and of necessity leads to the rapid dissolution of much that is associated with traditional beliefs. Those who feel most comfortable in Technopoly are those who are convinced that technical progress is humanity's superhuman achievement and the instrument by which our most profound dilemmas may be solved. They also believe that information is an unmixed blessing, which through its continued and uncontrolled production and dissemination offers increased freedom, creativity, and peace of mind. The fact that information does none of these things — but quite the opposite — seems to change few opinions, for unwavering beliefs are an inevitable product of the structure of Technopoly. In particular, Technopoly flourishes when the defenses against information break down.
Technopoly: the Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992)
“Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.”
"Poetry and Literature" (1941), as translated in Selected Writings (1957).
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As quoted by Hartendorp “Don Pañong – Genius" in Philippine Magazine (September 1929).
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Liquidation (2003)
Context: The state is always the same. The only reason it financed literature up till now was in order to liquidate it. Giving state support to literature is the state's sneaky way for the state liquidation of literature.
The Political Thought of Abdullah Ocalan (2017), Democratic Confederalism, Principles of Democratic Confederalism
Culture and Imperialism (1993), Chap 4, Sect 2
Source: Introduction to the Study of Public Administration, 1926, p. 7, as cited in: Moynihan (2009)
“Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.”
Observer (London, October 29, 1989).
Source: An Essay on Aristocratic Radicalism (1889), p. 12
2009, Cartias in Vertitate (29 June 2009)