Garrett Hardin

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To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.

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mutually , agree , coercion

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

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only , kind , coercion

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

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social , arrangements , produce

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It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.

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mistake , think , control

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Incommensurables cannot be compared.

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cannot

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

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optimum , population , less

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

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finite , world , support

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

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continuity , heart , conservatism

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

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attack , values , inevitably

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You cannot do only one thing.

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cannot , only

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

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positive

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

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positive

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

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future

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Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

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freedom

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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.

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freedom

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

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positive

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

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attack , values , inevitably

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

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environmental

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

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positive

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You cannot do only one thing.

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cannot , only

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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.

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family

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

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environmental

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

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social , arrangements , produce

Chanakya Neeti - Eleventh Chapter , English Proverb , Manning Barish , Arabic Proverb , Chanakya Neeti - Third Chapter

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Chanakya Neeti - Eleventh Chapter , English Proverb , Manning Barish , Arabic Proverb , Chanakya Neeti - Third Chapter

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