In a society where every man works for himself, individual incentive, working for one's self. If people worked for one's self, there wouldn't be the electric light, there wouldn't be engines and powered vehicles, there wouldn't be electrification and reservoirs and water purification. These are processes that help all people. And processes that help single people is a very primitive value system carried into this century, which is really not necessary.

Working with drug addicts, alcoholics, and so-called juvenile delinquents in New York City convinced me that instead of working with individuals, more effective methods would deal with the societal conditions that create dysfunctional behaviors in the first place.

The Venus Project is a concept that could happen today but it is not up to me, it depends on what others do to help bring it about.

As long as superstition and ignorance prevail, humanity will fall short of eradicating war, poverty, and hunger.

War is the supreme failure of bridging the differences between nations.

Youre a rich man, why arent you smart?

Much of a behavior acceptable today would be socially offensive in a saner or more logical arrangement.