Prabhupāda: There is possibility of Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees will take the government.
Dr. Patel: That can be possible because of freedom, essential freedom of that country.
Prabhupāda: Therefore we are being checked that "They may not grow." One politician has said that "If they grow like this, in ten years they'll take the government."
Trivikrama: Someone has said that?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. He said. Some politician has said that "The Hare Kṛṣṇa people are growing so rapid, like epidemic." He has said. "And if they grow like this within ten years they may take our government." He has remarked it.
Dr. Patel: Good for them. The amount of money that has been wasted by America, that much money could have raised the standard of living the whole...
Prabhupāda: Money is no consideration.
Dr. Patel: Apart from that, sir, after all, it is a disease, poverty. If the people are out of poverty, then they will think about... First they'll think about God in the stomach. Then anywhere else.
Prabhupāda: No, no. This is not the fact.
Trivikrama: Out of poverty, then they'll think about wine and women.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Dr. Patel: But that is in America, not...
Prabhupāda: Everywhere. Everywhere.
Dr. Patel: They have nothing to eat. You have seen the people living worse than the pigs.
Trivikrama: We have seen in Japan. Now they are...
Prabhupāda: Everywhere. Here also, all these politicians, they are after woman, meat and money. That's all.