24 Quotes by Charles A. Reich

Once a person reaches Consciousness III, there is no returning to a lower consciousness.

The machine itself has begun to do the work of revolution. The State is now generating forces that will accomplish what no revolutionaries could accomplish by themselves.

Moreover, the human condition, if that is what it is, has been getting steadily worse in the Corporate State; more and more life-denying just as life should be opening up.

The great crime of our time, says Vonnegut, was to do too much good secretly, too much harm openly.

One of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties.

Our history shows that what we must do is assert domination over the machine, to guide it so that it works for the values of our choice.

The presumed causes of Americas troubles can be summed up simply: the evils of unlimited competition, and abuses by those with economic power.

Surely this new age is not a repudiation of, but a fulfillment of, the American dream. What were the machines for, unless to give man a new freedom to choose how he would live?

My goal in life is to make people think. If I do that, I’ve been a success.