In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.

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The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.

The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.

The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the...

The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit...

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest...

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest...

A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal...

A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal...

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it...

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it...

But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts...

But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts...

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is...

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is...

Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession...

Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession...

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over...

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over...

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.

The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort.

The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort.

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are...

To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are...

You cannot do only one thing.

You cannot do only one thing.

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges...

The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges...

A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for...

A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for...