Up to now, the world of politics doesn't know that. That's why all nations are dependent on armaments, why we have the arms race. - Buckminster Fuller

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Up to now, the world of politics doesn't know that. That's why all nations are dependent on armaments, why we have the arms race.

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About Buckminster Fuller

Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and popularized the terms "Spaceship Earth", "ephemeralization", and "synergetics", and developed numerous inventions, the most famous of which is the geodesic dome.

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Birth Name: Richard Buckminster Fuller
Alternative Names: Bucky Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller
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