--- title: "2 Dictators Quotes By Gerard K. O'Neill" description: "2 Dictators quotes by Gerard K. O'Neill. Plus more from Gerard K. O'Neill and more Dictators sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/gerard-k-o-neill-12872_advice_here-is-my-advice-as-we-begin-the-centur_1572706.jpg" --- > [Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/here-is-my-advice-as-we-begin-the-century-that-will-lead-to-2081/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/gerard-k-o-neill-12872_advice_here-is-my-advice-as-we-begin-the-centur_1572706.jpg) > [Dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/dictators-have-always-played-on-the-natural-human-tendency-to-blame/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15d/gerard-k-o-neill-12872_anti-war_dictators-have-always-played-on-the-natu_2307029.jpg) ## Other authors on Dictators - [Mona Eltahawy 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dictators/mona-eltahawy/) ## More by Gerard K. O'Neill > [“Next my guide explained that we would travel to Erie on an underground high-speed vehicle called a "floater," which ran in vacuum through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/next-my-guide-explained-that-we-would-travel-to-erie-on-an/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“At the other extreme, and far less threatening, will be the "house computer" of 2081. It will store all the information from all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/at-the-other-extreme-and-far-less-threatening-will-be-the-house/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“few dozen" wise, unselfish sages,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/few-dozen-wise-unselfish-sages/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“To minimize the sense of confinement, one of our video channels provided a breathtaking view of our journey, as seen from a helicopter flying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/to-minimize-the-sense-of-confinement-one-of-our-video-channels/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [We should ask, critically and with appeal to the numbers, whether the best site for a growing advancing industrial society is Earth, the Moon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/we-should-ask-critically-and-with-appeal-to-the-numbers-whether-the/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“She showed me the controls for the stereo, the video, and the lights, and added that if I just spoke in a normal tone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/she-showed-me-the-controls-for-the-stereo-the-video-and-the-lights/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“We is still banned in the USSR.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/we-is-still-banned-in-the-ussr/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“It would be quite feasible to project materials from the Moon's surface down to Earth by means of electrically powered catapults or launching tracks,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/it-would-be-quite-feasible-to-project-materials-from-the-moon-s/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“It's an established fact that the very few naturally gifted "born teachers" are enormously more effective than the great mass of those in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/it-s-an-established-fact-that-the-very-few-naturally-gifted-born/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [It is the hope of those who work toward the breakout from planet Earth that the establishment of permanent, self-sustaining colonies of humans off-Earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/it-is-the-hope-of-those-who-work-toward-the-breakout-from-planet/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“The venerable Walt Disney commercial empire had established around the turn of the century one of the largest "theme parks" in the country, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/the-venerable-walt-disney-commercial-empire-had-established-around/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“All of the homes, shops, and office buildings in Waterford are linked by an underground package-transfer network that uses the "floater" technology. It takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/all-of-the-homes-shops-and-office-buildings-in-waterford-are-linked/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“Once that day a chime sounded and the video told us of congestion two hundred kilometers ahead, near Chicago.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/once-that-day-a-chime-sounded-and-the-video-told-us-of-congestion-two/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“Before engineers and scientists had acquired experience with large quantities of liquid hydrogen, they were fearful of its explosive properties. Now, though, after several…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/before-engineers-and-scientists-had-acquired-experience-with-large/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) > [“Electricity has just two disadvantages: it is difficult to store cheaply, and it can be transmitted easily only on high-voltage lines, above the ground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-k-o-neill/electricity-has-just-two-disadvantages-it-is-difficult-to-store/) [Gerard K. O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-k-o-neill/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dictators/gerard-k-o-neill/#itemlist", "name": "2 Dictators Quotes By Gerard K. O'Neill", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. 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