Throughout History, Human Exploitation Of The Earth

We See Only What We Have Names For.

It Takes Five Years For A Willing Person's Mind To Change. Have Patience With Yourself And Others When Treading In An Area Protected By A Taboo.

The Rational Herdsman Concludes That The Only Sensible Course For Him To Pursue Is To Add Another Animal To His Herd. And Another; And Another . . . But This Is The Conclusion Reached By Each And Every Rational Herdsman Sharing A Commons. Therein Is The Tragedy. Each Man Is Locked Into A System That Compels Him To Increase His Herd Without Limit — In A World That Is Limited. 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. Freedom In A Commons Brings Ruin To All.

Incommensurables Cannot Be Compared.

It Is A Mistake To Think That We Can Control The Breeding Of Mankind In The Long Run By An Appeal To Conscience.