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People usually blame themselves or “fate.” However, when two cars collide at an intersection, should we blame the individual drivers, “fate,” or the way transportation is engineered so that it permits collisions in the first place?

— Jacque Fresco Designing the Future (2007)

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

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

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When education and resources are available to all without a price tag, there will be no limit to human potential.

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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.

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Yet at every turn, vested interests (those who have the most to gain in keeping things the way they are) oppose even technological changes... And so it goes.

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