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Imagine an alcoholic sitting with a barrel of wine in front of him. Suppose he starts saying to himself, “Wine isn’t bad for you if used in moderation. Why, they say small amounts of wine are even good for you! It won’t do me any harm if I take just one little drink....” Well you know what is going to happen. Never forget that the human race with technology is just like an alcoholic with a barrel of wine.

Å skrive ut resepter er lett, men å komme til forståelse med folk for øvrig, er vanskelig.

En behaviorist skal være nøktern og kalle en spade for en spade. Men Watson gikk enda lenger, han kalte alt for spader.

Behaviorismen sto åpen for enhver som ønsket å sette strek over psykologiens besværlige fortid og begynne et nytt, sunnere og mer velordnet vitenskapelig liv.

The only code of ethics that would truly protect freedom would be one that prohibited ANY genetic engineering of human beings, and you can be sure that no such code will ever be applied in a technological society.

The concept of “mental health” in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.

The system HAS TO force people to behave in ways that are increasingly remote from the natural pattern of human behavior. For example, the system needs scientists, mathematicians and engineers. It can’t function without them. So heavy pressure is put on children to excel in these fields. It isn’t natural for an adolescent human being to spend the bulk of his time sitting at a desk absorbed in study. A normal adolescent wants to spend his time in active contact with the real world.

50 (fr) The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional values, yet they enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth. Apparently it never occurs to them that you can’t make rapid, drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, and that such rapid changes inevitably break down traditional values.

Hun var de unge herrers skrekk, og hadde ord for å være lærd og skarp som bare fanden; hvilket var stor synd for henne; ti ellers var hun jo et glimrende parti.