Jacque Fresco cytaty

„Ludzie w Waszyngtonie, mogę mówić tylko o nich, i wierzę, że w innych krajach jest podobnie. Otóż ludzie w Waszyngtonie powinni wiedzieć więcej na temat ludzkiego zachowania, najnowszych technologiach; mówią, jeśli chcesz wolności – napisz do swojego kongresmena. Dlaczego musisz do niego pisać? Powinien wiedzieć o tym wszystkim.”

„Jest tak dlatego, że ludzie w rządzie są całkowicie niekompetentni! Więc tak naprawdę chcemy świata wolnego od obciążeń, bólu, więzień, policji, przestępczości.”

„Jako młody chłopak dorastający w Nowym Jorku odmówiłem złożenia przysięgi na wierność fladze. Zostałem za to oczywiście odesłany do dyrektora. A on zapytał: „dlaczego nie chcesz przysięgać na flagę? Wszyscy to robią!” Odpowiedziałem, że wszyscy kiedyś wierzyli, że Ziemia jest płaska, ale to nie zmieniło faktu, że nie jest. Wyjaśniłem, że Ameryka wszystko, co ma zawdzięcza innym kulturom, innym narodom i że raczej złożyłbym przysięgę na wierność Ziemi i wszystkim jej mieszkańcom. Nie trzeba chyba mówić, że wkrótce po tym porzuciłem szkołę całkowicie i założyłem laboratorium w swoim pokoju. Tam zacząłem zgłębiać tajniki nauki i przyrody. Uświadomiłem sobie wtedy, że wszechświatem rządzą pewne prawa i że człowiek razem z całym społeczeństwem nie jest wolny od tych praw. Wtedy nastąpił krach roku 1929, który rozpoczął okres znany nam dziś jako „Wielki Kryzys”. Ciężko było mi zrozumieć dlaczego miliony ludzi głodowało, zostało bez pracy i dachu nad głową, gdy wszystkie fabryki nadal stały. Ilość zasobów się nie zmieniła. Wtedy właśnie uświadomiłem sobie, że reguły gry ekonomicznej były z gruntu błędne. Niedługo potem przyszła Druga Wojna Światowa, podczas której narody na zmianę, systematycznie wyniszczały się nawzajem. Później obliczyłem sobie, że całe zniszczenie i zmarnowane zasoby przeznaczone na tę wojnę mogłyby swobodnie zaspokoić potrzeby każdego mieszkańca tej planety. Od tamtej pory obserwowałem jak ludzkość nieuchronnie zmierza ku zagładzie. Na moich oczach marnowano i niszczono bezcenne surowce w imię zysku i wolnorynkowych idei. Byłem świadkiem wciśnięcia systemu wartości społeczeństwa w ramy chorego materializmu i bezmyślnej konsumpcji. Widziałem finansowe potęgi przejmujące kontrolę nad rządami i polityką rzekomo wolnych narodów. Teraz mam 94 lata i obawiam się, że moje usposobienie jest takie samo jak 75 lat temu. Musimy skończyć z tym gównem.”

“Competition is dangerous, socially offensive, considered right and normal, because you are brought up to that value system. What kind of competition did Jesus have? What kind of competition is there in your body? Suppose your brain said, "I'm the most important organ!" And the liver said, "I am. And I want a Free Enterprise system!"”

“We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an integral part of the design.”

“Take off all the mask, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use and be the most honest person you can be with yourself, then whatever love you get then is real. All the false approaches, like trying to be a player, only bring false results…”

“The only limitations are those which we impose upon ourselves.”

“They take the children and ask them; What is the greatest country in the world? The kid say's; I haven't the slightest idea. They say; This country! This is the greatest country in the world! And God is on our side. So you get a bunch of pin heads all over the world, responding to these mechanisms of control.”

“LOVE is to stop making demands on people and give them room to grow.”

“Democracy is a con game. It’s a word invented to placate people to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing, ‘We are free.’ The minute you hear ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’, watch out… because in a truly free nation, no one has to tell you you’re free.”

“In a vibrant and emergent culture, rather than having conflicts between nations, the challenges we will face will be overcoming scarcity, restructuring damaged environments, creating innovative technologies, increasing agricultural yield, improving communications, building communications between nations, sharing technologies, and living a meaningful life.”

“Although we accept the inevitability of change, humans meet it with a lot of resistance. In most cases, change threatens those in positions of advantage and for the most part they are there in the first place to keep things the way they are.”

“So, "normal" is really what society dictates as normal and if we're born in that world, we would see that as normal. But if you think about it for a second, is it really?”

“To be human is to care for your fellow human beings and protecting the environment.”

“When travel outside the city is desired, computer-guided vehicles for land, sea, air, space and beyond can transport passengers and freight. For rapid movement of passengers on land across via ducts, bridges, and tunnels, high-speed mag-lev trains span great distances and will efficiently replace most aircraft transportation.”

“People usually blame themselves or “fate.””

“Whenever money is involved, there is elitism.”

“Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people.”

“You know that you can't go out there and change the world tomorrow morning. It just takes time, and the realization of that does not produce frustration. What produces frustration, is when you expect the world to join with your cause it's so reasonable. It is not reasonable to unreasonable people.”

“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.”

“The existence of money is hardly ever questioned or examined, but let’s consider our use of money.... There are many disadvantages to using this old method of exchange for goods and services. We will consider just a few here and let you add to this list on your own.”

“The lives of most men and women are blighted by problems they cannot solve. Many events in our lives are the result of things beyond our control. While it is comforting to think, “I’m in charge,” in truth most changes effected by individuals are very limited in scope.”

“War represents the supreme failure of nations to resolve their differences. From a strictly pragmatic standpoint, it is the most inefficient waste of lives and resources ever conceived.”

“What has been handed down to us does not seem to be working for the majority of people. With the advances in science and technology over the last two hundred years, you may be asking: “does it have to be this way?””

“You can play a role in the shaping of tomorrow’s world by asking yourself questions like, “What kind of world do I want to live in?” and “What does democracy mean to me?””

“Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is irrelevant and counter-productive to our survival.”

“As we begin to plan for a new human society, we need to foster common values about clean air, water, and other elements of self-sustenance. These, along with a complete inventory of Earth's resources, will form the basis for a holistic approach to cybernated decision-making.”

“Science and education, when devoid of a social conscience or environmental and human concern, are meaningless.”

“People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.”

“Although many of us consider ourselves forward-thinkers, we still cling tenaciously to the old values of the monetary system.”

“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.”

“We're running into a lot of new problems today because of what we emphasize in this culture. The word 'success' to the average person means earning a lot of money and having a home, two cars, children in college. Success to me is entirely different to what success is to the average person. Success is being a successful human being in terms of pursuing what you believe in. If you believe in making paintings, writing poetry, writing music. If this is what you really want, you're successful to yourself. But to be successful to your culture means to sell yourself short of what you really want.”