Perfect government requires leaders trained in God consciousness who consult divine principles rather than manufacturing their own imperfect systems.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: [reading Prabhupāda's comments from The Science of Self-Realization] "...God's property from being occupied by God's sons. America and other nations in the United Nations should agree that wherever there is enough land it may be utilized by the human society for producing food. The government can say, 'All right, you are overpopulated. Your people can come here.
We will give them land, and they can produce food.' We would see a wonderful result. But will they do that? No. And what is their philosophy?
Roguism. 'I will take the land by force, and then I won't allow others to come here.' Reporter: One American motto is 'One nation under God.' Prabhupāda: Yes. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There should be one nation under God, and one world government under God as well. Everything belongs to God, and we are all His sons.
That philosophy is wanted." Kīrtanānanda: Who was this reporter? Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Jagannātha-suta. This was in Māyāpur. [continues reading] "But in America people are very much afraid of the central government"—this is the reporter—"because they think that wherever there is a strong government there will always be tyranny." Prabhupāda: If the leaders are properly trained, there cannot be tyranny. Reporter: But one of the premises of the American system of government is that if a leader has too much power, he will inevitably become corrupt. Prabhupāda: You have to train him in such a way that he cannot become corrupt. Reporter: What is that training process? Prabhupāda: That training is the varṇāśrama-dharma, a system of dividing society into four social and four spiritual orders according to people's natural qualities. Divide the society according to quality and train people in the principle that everything belongs to God and should be used in the service of God.
Then there really can be one nation under God. Reporter: But if society is divided into different groups, won't there be envy? Prabhupāda: No, no. Just as in my body there are different parts that work together, so the society can have different parts working for the same goal. My hand is different from my leg, but when I tell the hand, 'Bring a glass of water,' the leg will help. The leg is required and the hand is required. Reporter: But in the Western world we have a working class and a capitalist class, and there is always warfare going on between the two. Prabhupāda: Yes, the capitalist class is required, and the working class is also required. Reporter: But they are fighting. Prabhupāda: Because they are not trained up, they have no common cause.
The hand and the leg work differently, but the common cause is to maintain the body. So if you find out the common cause for both the capitalists and the workers, then there will be no fighting. But if you do not know the common cause, then there will always be fighting. Reporter: Revolution? Prabhupāda: Yes. Reporter: Then the most important thing is to find the common cause that people can unite on. Prabhupāda: Yes. Just like in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness society.
You come to consult me about every activity because I can give you the common cause. Otherwise there will be fighting. The government should be very expert to know the aim of life, the common cause, and they should train the people to work for the common cause. Then they will be happy and peaceful.