“The conflicts today with our fellow human beings are over opposing values and limited access to the necessities of life. If we manage to arrive at a saner future civilization, the conflicts will be against problems common to all humans.”

—  Jacque Fresco

Designing the Future (2007)

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American futurist and self-described social engineer 1916–2017

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