Prabhupāda: Because memory is reducing, therefore nature is helping to manufacture so many machines.
Mālatī: Is that why people are making these machines, because they can't remember? Is that a sign of Kali that there's more machines to help people?
Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. And nowadays in the courts, they use machines. The judges also cannot remember what has been argued between the parties. So they take this tape recorder and give judgement. Because the argument is going on for two days, three days, how much he can remember? And when he gives judgement he has to take consideration of all the arguments, then give his judgement. So this machine helps.
Mālatī: If somebody had a big dollar bill the judge would remember.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Mālatī: If somebody gave the judge a big dollar bill he would remember.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That means truthfulness is not there, diminished. The same thing. Because truthfulness has diminished, therefore you can bribe anybody and he can tell lie for you. We are in a very precarious condition. Very unfavorable condition. The best thing is to pray Kṛṣṇa, "Please pick me up very soon and let me go back to Your place." If you have to come back again, oh, you do not know how much misery we have to undergo.