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

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

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.

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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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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.

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Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

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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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