Ted Kaczynski Quotes

“Power depends ultimately on physical force. By teaching people that violence is wrong (except, of course, when the system itself uses violence via the police or the military), the system maintains its monopoly on physical force and thus keeps all power in its own hands.”

“Up to a point, having fun is good for you. But it’s not an adequate substitute for serious, purposeful activity. For lack of this kind of activity people in our society get bored.

They try to relieve their boredom by having fun. They seek new kicks, new thrills, new adventures. They mast*rbate their emotions by experimenting with new religions, new art-forms, travel, new cultures, new philosophies, new technologies.

But still they are never satisfied, they always want more, because all of these activities are purposeless. People don’t realize that what they really lack is serious, practical, purposeful work—work that is under their own control and is directed to the satisfaction of their own most essential, practical needs.”