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"The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort."
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"These demands of life are so universal that either we like it or not, we are going to come across them one way or another. The response we give determines what our lives become."
"Any church that is overly emphasizing the role of miracles is encouraging his members to be indolent."
"One other thing I learned from working in a company was that the majority of people in the world have no problem following orders. They're actually happy to be told what to do. They might complain, but that's not how they really feel. They just grumble out of habit. If you told them to think for themselves, and make their own decisions and take responsibility for them, they'd be clueless."
"This is your life and you have the right and responsibility to make good decisions for yourself."
"We were not born the same, we are all not born with the same abilities and capabilities, but no matter what seed God has given to us, be it small or big, He expects a good returns from us in the end and we must endeavor to be good stewards and managers of our abilities and capabilities regardless of where we live and the challenges we face!"
"There is no such thing as 'too insane' unless others turn up dead due to your actions."
"Some victims do need to "blame" themselves and take responsibility."
"The time is coming when each of us will have to give an account of our stewardship."
"And despite the insignificance of the instant we have so far occupied in cosmic time, it is clear that what happens on and near Earth at the beginning of the second cosmic year will depend very much on the scientific wisdom and the distinctly human sensitivity of mankind."
"Joblessness gives you life ownership."
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"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."
"A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for the future."
"It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience."
"The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort."
"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."
"In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease."
"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."
"But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights."
"Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming."
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