People Need New Tools To Work With

A Low-energy Policy Allows For A Wide Choice Of Life-styles And Cultures. If, On The Other Hand, A Society Opts For High Energy Consumption, Its Social Relations Must Be Dictated By Technocracy And Will Be Equally Degrading Whether Labeled Capitalist Or Socialist.

The Bicycle Is The Perfect Transducer To Match Man's Metabolic Energy To The Impedance Of Locomotion. Equipped With This Tool, Man Outstrips The Efficiency Of Not Only All Machines But All Other Animals As Well.

The Goals Of Development Are Always And Everywhere Stated In Terms Of Consumer Value Packages Standardized Around The North Atlantic-and Therefore Always And Everywhere Imply More Privileges For A Few... Underdevelopment Is The Result Of A State Of Mind Common To Both Socialist And Capitalist Countries. Present Development Goals Are Neither Desirable Nor Reasonable. Unfortunately Antiimperialism Is No Antidote.

The Household Became The Place Where The Consumption Of Wages Takes Place.

Learning From Programmed Information Always Hides Reality Behind A Screen.