"Quite clearly, our task is predominantly metaphysical, for……" — R. Buckminster Fuller
"Quite clearly, our task is predominantly metaphysical, for it is how to get all of humanity to educate itself swiftly enough to generate spontaneous social behaviors that will avoid extinction."
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R. Buckminster Fuller
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220 Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller
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