We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing”-oriented society to a “person’’-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are inca­ pable of being conquered. A civilization can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy.

Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or
Community, Martin Luther King, Jr.