To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the need for a radical restructuring of society to ensure the survival of humanity.
Gore Vidal's quote highlights the urgent necessity for a new authoritative system aimed at addressing critical issues facing humanity, such as population control, environmental restoration, and urban planning. It suggests that to safeguard the future of the human race, society must undergo significant changes that will allow for the equitable distribution of resources and a more sustainable way of living.
In practice
During a panel discussion on climate change, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of societal transformation.
We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
American writers want to be not good but great; and so are neither.
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
For the average American, freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more.
Ayn Rand's 'philosophy' is nearly perfect in its immorality, which makes the size of her audience all the more ominous and symptomatic as we enter a curious new phase in our society.... To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil.
The solution may be for a lot of the world's problems is to turn around and take a forward step. You can't just keep trying to make a flawed system work.
I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression.
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
People are really rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people with a different culture.
Egypt needs to catch up with the rest of the world. We need to be free, democratic, and - society where people have the right to live in freedom and dignity.
Things do not get better by being left alone.
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