“Many world problems involve outer limits, but the generally misunderstood issue confronting the human (species) is that its truly decisive limits are inner, not outer. They are not physical, but psychological, cultural and political limits inner to people and societies.
There are hardly any world problems that cannot be traced to human agency and could not be overcome by appropriate changes in human behaviour. The root causes even of physical and ecological problems are the inner constraints on our vision and values. We suffer from a serious case of 'culture lag'.”
Ervin Laszlo (1989) The Inner Limits of Mankind: Heretical Reflections on Today's Values, Culture and Politics.
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