“Growth and self-transformation cannot be delegated.” SelfGrowthTransformationSelf Transformation Author:Lewis Mumford
“If mankind is to escape its programmed self-extinction the God who saves us will not descend from the machine: he will rise up again in the human soul.” IfsHumansSoulSelfMankindMachinesExtinctionHuman Soul Book:The myth of the machine Source: The myth of the machine
“Before modern man can gain control over the forces that now threaten his very existence, he must resume possession of himself. This sets the chief mission for the city of the future: that of creating a visible regional and civic structure, designed to make man at home with his deeper self and his larger world, attached to images of human nature and love.” MenWorldHumansSelfHomeForceCitiesExistenceModernHuman NatureCreatingGainsAnd LoveStructurePossessionDeeperMissionsChiefsVisibleCivicsResumesModern ManLove And Nature Author:Lewis Mumford
“Modern Man is the victim of the very instruments he values most. Every gain in power, every mastery of natural forces, every scientific addition to knowledge, has proved potentially dangerous, because it has not been accompanied by equal gains in self-understanding and self-discipline.” MenSelfValuesForceUnderstandingNaturalModernDangerousDisciplineEqualGainsVictimInstrumentsMasterySelf DisciplineModern ManSelf Understanding Author:Lewis Mumford
“The final goal of human effort is man's self-transforma tion.” MenHumansSelfGoalEffortFinals Author:Lewis Mumford
