R. Buckminster Fuller War Quotations

The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.

War is obsolete. We are not here to fight something or tear something down; We are here to be the example of what is possible. Any sane individual will tell you that violence is ... not the way...

We will always have war until there is enough of every essential to support all lives everywhere around earth.

Specialization breeds biases that ultimately aggregate as international and ideological discord, which, in turn, leads to war.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete.

Either man is obsolete or war is. War is the ultimate tool of politics. Political leaders look out only for their own side. Politicians are always realistically maneuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.

It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a mater of converting the high technology from weaponry to livingry.