Francis Mont > Quotes

“Socrates made people face their hypocrisy. He had to die.”
― Francis Mont

“The qualities required to be a good leader are usually incompatible with the qualities required to become a leader.”
― Francis Mont

“Solutions to mankind’s problems are easy and obvious. They remain unsolved because those who could solve them – don’t want to.”
― Francis Mont

“Leaders of all systems (Capitalism, Communism, etc.) in History claimed to serve the people. All Systems would work if the leaders meant it!”
― Francis Mont

“Happiness doesn’t require comfort and distraction. I always suspected this. What it needs is a community of cooperating, productive people who depended on each other and work toward a common goal. If you have that, happiness is assured, whatever discomfort you may have to put up with. If it’s lacking, as the case was for most people in advanced industrial societies, then no amount of comfort and entertainment can satisfy the fundamental need.”
― Francis Mont, House Arrest: A Story of Liberation