"What the designer knows, believes, fears, desires enters into his thinking at every step of the process and influences his use of epistemic freedom. He will - naturally - commit to the viewpoints that fit his beliefs, convictions, preferences, and values unless he is persuaded or convinced by someone else - or by his own insight. Design is associated with power. Designers plan to commit resources and thereby influence the lives of others. Designers are active in the use of power. Therefore, design is consciously or unconsciously political." Horst Rittel