# Quote — Daniel A. Bell, The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism

> Nihilism, then, is the end process of rationalism. It is man's self conscious will to destroy his past and control his future. It is modernity at its extreme.

- Author: [Daniel A. Bell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-a-bell.md)
- Book: [The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-a-bell/the-cultural-contradictions-of-capitalism.md)
- Page: 4
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