¶ Roots
Cross Reference
Roots:
“At one time people thought of themselves as having roots. Why? Because in order to survive they had to be near the vegetation. And the vegetation had to have roots so it could be water-cooled, and the animals fought the people for it. But now we have the refrigeration which preserves the food, we have the canning and the other processes, and nobody has to be near the roots anymore. They can live anywhere they want. They do have legs and they can go round this world, and the food will be brought to them and none of us has to perish. We can free ourselves from these other kinds of roots just as simply, merely by recognizing that the necessity no longer exists.”
¶ Citations
- RBF tape transcript for Barry Farrel Playboy Interview Feb '72. Above passage omitted from final text. See transcript p. 61.
