3 Alfred Korzybski Quotes on Power

Alfred Korzybski quotes on power

7. Man's achievements rest upon the use of symbols.... we must consider ourselves as a symbolic, semantic class of life, and those who rule the symbols, rule us.

8. If a psychiatric and scientific enquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

9. Bankers, priests, lawyers,... politicians, [and news media] constitute one class [of our rulers] and work together. They do not produce any values but manipulate the values produced by others, and often pass signs for no value at all. Scientists and teachers also comprise a ruling class. They produce the main values mankind has, but, at present, they do not realize this. They are, in the main, ruled by the cunning methods of the first class.