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Garrett Hardin quotes

American Ecologist April 21, 1915 – September 14, 2003

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Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and the decay of morality. Fear leads them to ask, if we cannot trust the Bible, what can we trust? Garrett Hardin
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else. Garrett Hardin
Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin quote: "Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence..."
Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum. Garrett Hardin
Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution. Garrett Hardin
A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality. Garrett Hardin
Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Garrett Hardin
But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere. Garrett Hardin
But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights. Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin quote: "In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the..."
In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease. Garrett Hardin
In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate. Garrett Hardin
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies. Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin quote: "The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion,..."
The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected. Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin quote: "It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of..."
It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience. Garrett Hardin
However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology threatens widely held values so fundamental that they must be called religious. Garrett Hardin

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