"Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state"
This quote is written / told by Iain Banks somewhere between February 16, 1954 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from Scotland.
The author also have 8 other quotes.
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"