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Quotes from Tragedy of the Commons — Garrett Hardin

1915–2003 United States

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

Tragedy of the Commons (1968)

The class of "No technical solution problems" has members. My thesis is that the "population problem," as conventionally conceived, is a member of this class.

Tragedy of the Commons (1968)

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.

Tragedy of the Commons (1968)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Garrett Hardin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.