Max Weber

The 'disenchantment of the world' is a process of rationalization that leads to the decline of religious belief and the rise of scientific and technological explanations of the world.

The 'spirit' of capitalism is a set of values and attitudes that promote hard work, frugality, and the accumulation of wealth.

The state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. This is the definition of the state.

The 'iron cage' of rationality is a concept that describes the increasing rationalization of social life, which leads to a loss of individual freedom and creativity.

The 'calling' is a religious concept that motivates individuals to work hard and pursue their worldly occupations with diligence and devotion.

The 'disenchantment of the world' is a process of secularization that leads to the decline of religious authority and the rise of scientific and technological rationality.

The 'spirit' of capitalism is a set of cultural values that emphasize the importance of hard work, self-discipline, and the pursuit of economic success.

The state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. This is the fundamental characteristic of the state.

The 'iron cage' of bureaucracy is a metaphor for the increasing rationalization of social life, which leads to a loss of individual autonomy and a sense of meaninglessness.

The 'calling' is a religious concept that encourages individuals to view their worldly occupations as a means of serving God and demonstrating their faith.

The 'disenchantment of the world' is a process of rationalization that leads to the decline of traditional beliefs and values and the rise of a more secular and scientific worldview.

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.

Politics is a strong and slow boring of hard boards. It takes both passion and perspective.

The primary task of a useful critique is destructive: the laying bare of the logical, epistemological, and methodological errors of the past.

Not ideas, but material and historical conditions rule over the actions of men.

The iron cage of capitalism traps the spirit in bureaucratic rationality.

Specialists without spirit, sensualists without heart; this nullity imagines that it has attained a level of civilization never before achieved.

In the field of science only he who is devoted solely to the work at hand has 'personality'.

The experience of the irrationality of the world has been the driving force of all religious evolution.

Charisma knows only inner determination and inner restraint.