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"The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the cost of purifying his wastes before releasing them."
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"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."
"I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just."
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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 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."
"The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the cost of purifying his wastes before releasing them."
Man,
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