“There is a limited elite that understands the secrets of their own techniques, but not necessarily of all techniques. These men are close to the seat of modern governmental power. The state is no longer founded on the 'average citizen', but on the ability and knowledge of this elite. The average man is altogether unable to penetrate technical secrets or governmental organization and consequently can exert no influence at all on the state.” MenStatesAbilitySecretInfluenceModernCitizensOrganizationAverageTechniqueSeatsElitesPenetrateAverage ManMental Power Author:Jacques Ellul
“Science, unguided by a higher abstract principle, freely hands over its secrets to a vastly developed and commercially inspired technology, and the latter, even less restrained by a supreme culture saving principle, with the means of science creates all the instruments of power demanded from it by the organization of Might.” MeanHandsMightScienceCultureSecretPrinciplesTechnologyHigherOrganizationInstrumentsInspiredSupremeSavingAbstractLatterOver It Author:Johan Huizinga
“The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.” SuccessLyingSecretMilitaryVictoryOrganizationPhilosophicalObviousBad AssEffectiveness Author:Marcus Aurelius
“FACT: The Priory of Sion - a European secret society founded in 1099 - is a real organization. In 1975 Paris's Bibliothque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secrets, identifying numerous members of the Priory of Sion, including Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci.” RealFactsSecretKnownMembersOrganizationIncludingParisNewtonIdentifyingIsaacLeonardoSecret SocietyBotticelli Book:The Da Vinci Code Source: The Da Vinci Code
“The only thing that makes people and organizations great is their willingness to be not great along the way. The desire to fail along the way to reaching a bigger goal is the untold secret of success.” PeopleWayDesireGoalSecretFailingOrganizationBiggerReachingWillingnessSecret To Success Author:Seth
“The CIA has transformed from an organization created to recruit spies to steal secrets, into a paramilitary organization, a paramilitary force. It's not supposed to be a paramilitary force. It's not good at it. It needs to return to its roots.” NeedsForceSecretReturnRootsOrganizationStealingSupposed To BeTransformedSpyCiaRecruit Author:John Kiriakou