Jacque Fresco Quotes


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.


Citations

Fresco, Jacque. The Best That Money Can't Buy: Beyond Politics, Poverty, & War. Global Cyber-Visions, 2002, p. 11.

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Historically, this quotation seems like an endorsement of motherhood, but it was an extremely important statement at the time. Eisenhower was convinced to run for the Presidency as a Republican in order to stop Senator Robert Taft and the conservative, isolationist, right wing of the Republican Party. These Republicans opposed American support of the United Nations. Eisenhower won the Republican nomination, then the general election, and clearly announced to the country and the world, that the moderate wing of the Republican Party was in control and the United Nations was an important part of our foreign policy.


Those environmentalists who take this view do not give credence to other alternatives. For example, the same argument of environmental decision-making could logically justify one superpower nation taking over the government of all others on the planet for environmental matters. Another possibility is that the existing mechanisms and the UN are sufficient if the major powers reach agreement. Another is that science and technology will provide solutions.


Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco
  • Born: March 13, 1916
  • Died: May 18, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Futurist, Social Engineer, Structural Engineer, Architectural Designer, Industrial Designer, Author, Lecturer

Jacque Fresco was an American futurist and self-described social engineer. Self-taught, he worked in a variety of positions related to industrial design.