Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart. Garrett Hardin conservatismcontinuityecology Change image and share on social
Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution. Garrett Hardin conceptdeterearth Change image and share on social
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. Garrett Hardin commoncostdischarge Change image and share on social
But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights. Garrett Hardin biologicalcallchemical Change image and share on social
No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means. Garrett Hardin entermeanmechanical Change image and share on social
The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum. Garrett Hardin maximumoptimumpopulation Change image and share on social
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 choicedecisiondeclaration share on social
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 calldeepecology Change image and share on social
Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable. Garrett Hardin behaviorcesspoolcommon Change image and share on social
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 apparentbiblecertainty share on social
