“The content and forms of American communications-the myths and the means of transmitting them-are devoted to manipulation. When successfully employed, as they invariably are, the result is individual passivity, a state of inertia that precludes action.” MeanStatesActionAmericaFormIndividualResultsCommunicationMythManipulationDevotedEmployedInertiaPassivity Author:Herbert Schiller
“The means employed by Nature to bring about the development of all the capacities of men is their antagonism in society, so far as this is, in the end, the cause of a lawful order among men.” MenMeanEndsOrderCausesDevelopmentCapacityEmployedAntagonism Book:Philosophical writings Source: Philosophical writings
“In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight--a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in other words, is the way things ought to be.” WayNeedsMeanStatesNaturalWonderRichDoorsInspireOughtCreaturesUniversalAffairDelightCreatorSatisfiedSaviorJoyfulWholenessEmployedFlourishingNatural GiftsShalom Author:Cornelius Plantinga