"Disse mekanismer, der medførte en hurtig forar melse af de befolknings grupper, der var mest di rekte berørt af den uhæmmede åbning af markederne, (...) er vigtige at holde sig for øje for at for stå, hvad der sker i dag, og for at foregribe fremtiden (...)" stadig hurtigere [...]" og at: "industrien søger i stadig storre grad tilflugt i viden skaben [...]", beklager hvidbogens forfattere, at "i stedet for at fejre fremskridter som i sidste århundrede opfatter den of fentlige opinion ofte den videnskabelige virksomhed og det teknologiske frem skridt som en trussel".
"It is essential to keep it is essential to keep (...) these rapid pauperisation mechanisms of the popula directly abrupt markets what is and to tion groups most affected by the opening up of (...)to understand happening today plore that instead of celebrating progress as was the case a century ago. publicopinion often perceives scientific ventures and technological progress as a threat [...] matched by a sense of fear which has some parallels in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance", concluding that "it is by disseminating knowledge that this irrational climate can be over come"12.