"... our problem seems to demand immediate action. Faced with the indescribable dangers of nuclear war, it seems irresponsible simply to teach young people the ultimate futility of violence. Faced with the unspeakable misery of overpopulation, it seems irresponsible simply to teach young people the satisfactions to be found in a small family or a childless life. Faced with the prediction of what life will be like when critical resources are nearly exhausted and the environment irreversibly polluted, it seems irresponsible simply to teach young people to enjoy themselves in less threatening ways.
... building a new culture from the very beginning may be our only hope."
B. F. Skinner (1987) |
