The following statements related to world civilization were taken from Economics of the Future compiled by Badi Shams. Those in quotation marks are direct quotes and those without have been reworded. Neither the theories of the Capitalistic economics, nor the Marxists and Communists in their repudiation of the principle of private ownership and of the vital rights of the individual can meet the needs of today.
Profit sharing is a solution to one form of economic problems.
All economic barriers will have to be permanently demolished and the inter-dependence of capital and labour recognized. It is evident that under present systems and conditions of government the poor are subject to the greatest need and distress while others more fortunate live in luxury and plenty far beyond their actual necessities. A uniform and universal system of currency, of weights and measures, will simplify and facilitate intercourse and understanding among the nations and races of mankind. People need continuous co-operation and mutual help. The body of the human world is sick.