Small is Beautiful author E.F. Schumacher addresses the spiritual and economic crises facing human life on Earth
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http://www.archive.org/details/TheWorldCrisisAndTheWholenessOfLifeSurprising how apt it is today
Specifically like the quote (paraphrase) “In the element of competition we are trying to overtake an express train heading for an abyss”