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In the case of technologies like airplanes, the radio, or contraception, Lewis argues that power over nature really means power exercised by some men over others, with nature as the instrument. Ultimately, this will result in a select group of people shaping others—through methods like eugenics and propaganda into whatever they wish.

While oppression has always existed, Lewis argues that modern governments and technologies possess far greater potential for oppression.

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