“Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression.” PeopleFirstsHumansIdeasNaturalFreedomRightsAdviceCenturyExpressionCostRespectRegardBlameTendenciesPreservesDisagreeDictatorGuardianBeginning Author:Gerard K. O'Neill
“Clearly our first task is to use the material wealth of space to solve the urgent problems we now face on Earth: to bring the poverty-stricken segments of the world up to a decent living standard, without recourse to war or punitive action against those already in material comfort; to provide for a maturing civilization the basic energy vital to its survival.” WorldFirstsWarUseProblemActionEarthFacesEnergyWealthSpacePovertyMaterialsComfortCivilizationSurvivalStandardsTasksSolveDecentMatureUrgentRecourseMaterial Wealth Author:Gerard K. O'Neill
