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

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...

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

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

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions,...

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources...

Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources...

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

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...

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...

You cannot do only one thing.

You cannot do only one thing.

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 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...

Incommensurables cannot be compared.

Incommensurables cannot be compared.

Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and...

Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and...

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...

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...

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...