Jacques Ellul Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Jacques Ellul quotes, Jacques Ellul sayings, and Jacques Ellul proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity. Jacques Ellul
Prayer is not a discourse. It is a form of life, the life with God. That is why it is not confined to the moment of verbal statement. Jacques Ellul
Propaganda proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time comes.The two great routes that this sub-propaganda takes are the conditioned reflex and the myth Jacques Ellul
The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief. Jacques Ellul
Propaganda begins when dialogue ends. Jacques Ellul
Belief is reassuring. People who live in the world of belief feel safe. On the contrary, faith is forever placing us on the razor's edge. Jacques Ellul
Technical civilization has made a great error in not suppressing death, the only human reality still intact. Jacques Ellul
The machine is a tool. But it is not a neutral tool. We are deeply influenced by the machine while using it. Jacques Ellul
There are different forms of anarchy and different currents in it. I must, first say very simply what anarchy I have in view. By anarchy I mean first an absolute rejection of violence. Jacques Ellul
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act. Jacques Ellul
I describe a world with no exit, convinced that God accompanies man throughout his history. Jacques Ellul
To the ideal of high consumption and the downgrading of spiritual values corresponds a conception of injustice that centers exclusively on the problem of consumption; and equality in consumption cannot be achieved except by violence. Jacques Ellul
Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society. Jacques Ellul
It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale. Jacques Ellul
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity. Jacques Ellul
The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read. Jacques Ellul
When there is propaganda, we are no longer able to evaluate certain questions, or even to discuss them Jacques Ellul
Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world. Jacques Ellul
It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale. Jacques Ellul