I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass!
Source: To National Book Awards Committee, My Works and Days, 1979.
-- Lewis Mumford, (Oct 19 1895-1990), US urban planner, historian; He analyzed the effects of technology and urbanization on human societies throughout history.