“If we really wish to put an end to our ongoing international and social problems we must eventually declare Earth and all of its resources as the common heritage of all the world's people.” PeopleIfsWorldEndsProblemEarthWishSocialCommonResourcesInternationalHeritageOngoingSocial Problems Author:Jacque Fresco
“Today we have access to highly advanced technologies. But our social and economic system has not kept up with our technological capabilities that could easily create a world of abundance, free of servitude and debt.” WorldTodaySocialTechnologyEconomicDebtAccessAbundanceCapabilityTechnologicalServitudeEconomic SystemsAdvanced Technology Author:Jacque Fresco
“If our system continues without modification involving environmental and social concern, we will face an economic and social break down.” IfsFacesSocialBreakEconomicConcernEnvironmentalBreaking DownInvolvingModification Author:Jacque Fresco
“Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.” HumansSocialConscienceConcernEnvironmentalMeaningless Author:Jacque Fresco
“Notions of Good and Evil depend entirely on social context. It is not that people are good or bad, they are raised in an aberrant or twisted environment.” PeopleEvilSocialEnvironmentDependsRaisedNotionGood And EvilTwisted Author:Jacque Fresco
“Living through the 1929 Great Depression helped shape my social conscience. During this time, I realized the earth was still the same place, manufacturing plants were still intact, and resources were still there, but people didn’t have money to buy the products. I felt the rules of the game we play by were outmoded and damaging. This began a life-long quest resulting in the conclusions and designs presented in The Venus Project.” PeopleLongStillsPlayEarthGamesSocialFeltDesignProductsShapesProjectsConscienceResourcesPlantI RealizedConclusionQuestsLong LifeManufacturingGreat DepressionVenusRules Of The Game Author:Jacque Fresco
“We live in a world where our social system is old, our language is old, the way we acquire goods and services is outdated, our cities are detrimental to our health, chaotic and a tremendous waste of resource, and most of all our politics and values no longer serve us.” WorldWayPoliticalValuesLanguageSocialCitiesPolicyHealthWasteResourcesChaosAcquireGoodsModernityChaoticSocial SystemsDetrimentalOutdatedGoods And ServicesFuturistObsolescence Author:Jacque Fresco
“The future is our responsibility, but change will not take place until the majority loose confidence in their dictator’s and elected officials’ ability to solve problems. It will likely take an economic catastrophe resulting in enormous human suffering to bring about true social change.” HumansProblemSufferingSocialAbilityResponsibilityEconomicMajoritySolveEnormousOfficialsDictatorCatastropheSocial ChangeHuman SufferingElected Officials Author:Jacque Fresco
“The social designs that are proposed in [The Venus Project] merely provide the opportunity for individuals to develop their fullest potential in whatever endeavor they choose without the fear of loss of individuality or submission to uniformity.” OpportunityIndividualSocialLossDesignProjectsIndividualityEndeavorSubmissionVenusUniformity Author:Jacque Fresco
“War is not the only form of violence imposed on people through inadequate social arrangements. There is also hunger, poverty and scarcity. The use of money and the creation of debt fosters economic insecurity, which perpetuates crime, lawlessness and resentment. Paper proclamations and treaties do not alter the facts of scarcity and insecurity, and nationalism tends only to propagate the separation of nations and the world's people.” PeopleWorldWarFactsUseFormNationsSocialPovertyViolenceEconomicCrimeCreationPaperHungerDebtSeparationNationalismInsecurityResentmentArrangementsInadequateTreatiesScarcityProclamationLawlessnessHunger Poverty Author:Jacque Fresco
“In my work, I am not attempting to predict the future. I am only pointing out what is possible with the intelligent application and humane use of science and technology. This does not call for scientists to manage society. What I suggest is applying the methods of science to the social system for the benefit of human kind and the environment.” HumansKindDoeUseSocialTechnologyEnvironmentBenefitsScientistIntelligentMethodManageApplicationPointingAttemptingHumaneScience And TechnologySocial SystemsUses Of Science Author:Jacque Fresco
“Social change cannot come above the intellect, it comes about by people suffering. And the more people are related to that, the more they lose respect for an existing government. They will seek another direction. If there are too many people who seek a new direction, then the existing government calls upon the army and police to manage society – that is called fascism.” PeopleIfsGovernmentSufferingSocialLosesArmyPoliceIntellectManageRelatedFascismSocial ChangeNew Directions Author:Jacque Fresco
“Architects are mostly self-centered and their buildings express their ego. [They are] not social buildings to make it more comfortable for people - to make life better for people. The cities have to be designed so people can get together and talk with one another.” PeopleSelfTogetherSocialCitiesBuildingEgoComfortableArchitectSelf CenteredGet Together Author:Jacque Fresco
“Money is only important in a society when certain resources for survival must be rationed and the people accept money as an exchange medium for the scarce resources. Money is a social convention, an agreement if you will. It is neither a natural resource nor does it represent one. It is not necessary for survival unless we have been conditioned to accept it as such.” PeopleIfsDoeHas BeensImportantCertainSocialNaturalAcceptingSurvivalResourcesMediumsAgreementConventionsScarceNatural ResourcesScarce Resources Author:Jacque Fresco
“When biological technology becomes further advanced, human beings as we know them, will become a modified species. If we as human beings fail to include the possibility of this development in our overall, social evolution we will witness the decline of our species” IfsKnowsHumansSocialHuman BeingsTechnologyFailingPossibilityDevelopmentEvolutionSpeciesWitnessDecline Author:Jacque Fresco
“We must look at alternatives objectively, and not try to fit the future into our present social mould.” TryingLooksSocialFitAlternativesMould Author:Jacque Fresco
