Taoist Utopia

Here are two discussions of a taoist utopia. The first is Chapter 80 from the Daodejing. The second is from a less conventional source, Charlie Chaplin. It is an excerpt from the Barber's speech from The Great Dictator.

Small country, few people —
Hundreds of devices, but none are used.
People ponder death and don't travel far.
They have carriages and boats, but no one goes on board;
Weapons and armour, but no one brandishes them. They use knotted cord for counting.
Sweet thier food, beautiful their clothes, peaceful their homes, delightful their customs.
Neighbouring countries are so close you can hear thier chickens and dogs. But people grow old and die without needing to come and go.

In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.