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“A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.”

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Ecological differentiation is the necessary condition for coexistence.

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“Individualism is cherished because it produces freedom, but the gift is conditional.”

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Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species

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

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The morality of an act is a function of the state of the system at the time it is performed.

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Value is a relative concept: the value of each action is determined by comparing it with other possible actions.

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