José Ortega y Gasset, (1883-1955) Spanish philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-4] of 4 José Ortega y Gasset quotesJosé Ortega y Gasset QuotesJosé Ortega y Gasset I am I plus my circumstances.~ José Ortega y Gasset Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without but an equilibrium which is set up from within.~ José Ortega y Gasset This is the gravest danger that today threatens civilization: State intervention, the absorption of all spontaneous social effort by the State; that is to say, of spontaneous historical action, which in the long-run sustains, nourishes and impels human destinies.~ José Ortega y Gasset Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort.~ José Ortega y Gasset Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print