The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings.

Quote by Garrett Hardin

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

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

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...

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...

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in...

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in...

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 technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the...

A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling...

But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling...

In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time,...

In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time,...

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.

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

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

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...

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what...

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what...

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...

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

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

You cannot do only one thing.

You cannot do only one thing.

Incommensurables cannot be compared.

Incommensurables cannot be compared.