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. Garrett Hardin believecommondestination Change image and share on social
Incommensurables cannot be compared. Garrett Hardin compareincommensurables Change image and share on social
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. Garrett Hardin basisconstantlycounteract 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
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
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
It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience. Garrett Hardin appealbreedconscience Change image and share on social
Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum. Garrett Hardin evidencegrowthoptimum Change image and share on social
