A handful of excerpts from Walden Two :
A laissez-faire philosophy which trusts to the inherent goodness and wisdom of the common man is incompatible with the observed fact that men are made good or bad and wise or foolish by the environment in which they grow." [p.273]
The discrepancy between man's technical power and the wisdom with which he uses it has grown conspicuously wider year by year. [p.291]
Does it seem to you unreasonable to estimate that the present efficiency of society is of the order of a fraction of one per cent? A fraction of one per cent! And you ask what remains to be done!" [p.293]
But on one point my reaction was definite: it was obvious that no one, least of all the speaker, had any notion of how to set to work to attain them. [p.312]
The discrepancy between man's technical power and the wisdom with which he uses it has grown conspicuously wider year by year. [p.291]
Does it seem to you unreasonable to estimate that the present efficiency of society is of the order of a fraction of one per cent? A fraction of one per cent! And you ask what remains to be done!" [p.293]
But on one point my reaction was definite: it was obvious that no one, least of all the speaker, had any notion of how to set to work to attain them. [p.312]
Once again, the reaction of those who comment on the book at Amazon.com is perhaps more interesting than the book itself. It is remarkable that some read the book and get absolutely nothing out of it as evidenced by the 1 star ratings.