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“If man chooses oblivion, he can go right on leaving his fate to his political leaders. If he chooses Utopia, he must initiate an enormous education program - immediately, if not sooner.”

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R. Buckminster Fuller

R. Buckminster Fuller, born on July 12, 1895, and died on July 1, 1983, was an American architect, designer, inventor, and philosopher. Known for his unique architectural ideas and contributions to sustainable development, Fuller is best known for his Dymaxion House and Geodesic Dome. His design philosophy emphasized efficiency, simplicity, and sustainability, having a profound impact on modern architecture and design. more

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“Here is an educational bombshell: Take from all of today's industrial nations all their industrial machinery and all their energy-distributing networks, and leave them all their ideologies, all their political leaders, and all their political organizations, and I can tell you that within six months, two billion people will die of starvation, having gone through great pain and deprivation along the way.”

“Havenotness is caused by society's failure to design and produce the right tools and goods. Money alone is not the panacea.”

Wisdom Politics Economy Design Produce Tools Liberalism Goods Panacea

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“There is only one revolution tolerable to all men, all societies, all political systems: Revolution by design and invention.”

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“Ninety-nine percent of humanity does not know that we have the option to "make it" economically on this planet and in the Universe. We do.”

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Book:Critical Path

Source: Critical Path

“For man to go from less than 1% haves to 40%, living at high standard - despite decreasing resources - cannot be explained by anything other than by doing more than less.”

Men Politics Economy Standards Resources Despite Liberalism High Standards

Book:Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity

Source: Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity

“Consisting mostly of recirculating scrapped metals, 80% of all the metals that have ever been mined are still at work.”

Stills Wisdom Politics Economy Liberalism Metals

Book:Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity

Source: Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity

“We are operating at an overall mechanical efficiency of only four percent... Therefore, we find that if we increase the overall mechanical efficiency to only twelve percent we can take care of everybody. That three-fold increase in the overall efficiency can only be accomplished by redesign.”

Ifs Care Three Politics Economy Four Percent Increase Take Care Liberalism Accomplished Twelve Efficiency Folds Redesign

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“U.S. labor leaders will realize that automation can multiply man's wealth far more rapidly than it is multiplying at present and that automation will leave all men free to search and research... Realizing the direct competition with foreign industry on a straight labor basis will mean swiftly decreasing wages per hour and longer hours and decreasing buying power of the public.”

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Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“American labor will realize that its function is not to increase jobs, but to multiply the wealth and to expand the numbers benefited by the wealth at the swiftest possible rate.”

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Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“We will always have war until there is enough of every essential to support all lives everywhere around earth.”

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Book:Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity

Source: Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanity