Our civilization is first and foremost a civilization of means; in the reality of modern life, the means, it would seem, are more important than the ends. (Jacques Ellul)

Our civilization is first and foremost a civilization of means; in the reality of modern life, the means, it would seem, are more important than the ends.

Jacques Ellul

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