"Whether humanity is to comprehensively prosper...depends entirely on……" — R. Buckminster Fuller
"Whether humanity is to comprehensively prosper...depends entirely on the integrity of the human individuals and not on the political and economic systems. The cosmic question has been asked: are humans worthwhile to universe invention?"
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220 Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller
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