Max Weber
Father of sociology, bureaucracy and Protestant ethic
Quotes by Max Weber
The academic world is a battlefield, but the weapons are words.
The politician needs charisma, but also a good accountant.
The 'iron cage' is not made of iron, but of rationality.
The modern world is a world of means, but we have forgotten the ends.
The 'calling' is a secularized form of religious asceticism.
The bureaucrat is a servant of the state, but also its master.
The politician must be a realist, but also a visionary.
The 'disenchantment of the world' has led to a loss of meaning.
The academic is a professional skeptic, and that is his strength.
The 'iron cage' is a comfortable prison, but a prison nonetheless.
The modern world is a world of calculability, and that is its curse.
The 'calling' is a form of self-discipline, but also a form of self-enslavement.
The politician must have a thick skin, but also a sensitive heart.
The 'disenchantment of the world' means that we are left with only facts, and no values.
The bureaucrat is a rule-follower, but also a rule-maker.
The academic is a professional doubter, and that is his contribution.
The 'iron cage' is a monument to human ingenuity, and human folly.
The modern world is a world of efficiency, but at what cost?
The 'calling' is a form of rational asceticism, but it has lost its religious meaning.
The politician must be a leader, but also a servant.