# May we have the courage to face the eventual doom of our civilization by Norbert Wiener > "May we have the courage to face the eventual doom of our civilization." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *The Human Use of Human Beings (1950)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Human Use of Human Beings (1950).