Carolina QuotesWe hope we have convinced the reader that the system cannot be reformed in such a way as to reconcile freedom with technology. The only way out is to dispense with the industrial-technological system altogether. This implies revolution, not necessarily an armed uprising, but certainly a radical and fundamental change in the nature of society.
Ted Kaczynski Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Revolution is Easier Than Reform", paragraph 140
- work
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- year
- 1995
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“We hope we have convinced the reader that the system cannot …” Ted Kaczynski. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-109A51CED7. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/109a51ced7
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