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“Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution.”

Book:The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons

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The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons

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Garrett Hardin

Garrett Hardin, an ecologist, was born on April 21, 1915, and passed away on September 14, 2003. He is renowned for his theory of the 'Tragedy of the Commons,' which explores the issue of resource overuse. more

“Certain anthropologists hold that man, having discovered tools, ceased to evolve biologically. Animals, never having discovered them, continue to fashion drills out of their beaks, oars out of their hind feet, wings out of their forefeet, suits of armor out of their hides, levers out of their horns, saws out of their teeth. Whether this be true or not, all authorities agree that man is the tool-using animal. It sets him off from the rest of the animal kingdom as drastically as does speech.”

“The treasures of Cathay were never found. In this America, this wilderness Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound, The generations labor to possess And grave by grave we civilize the ground.”

America Found Sound Generations Discovery Labor Lonely Graves Treasure Wilderness Echoes

Book:The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

Source: The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

“I gave no prescriptions, And those who have taken my moods for prophecies Mistake the matter.”

Matter Mistake Taken Ignorance Mood Prophecy Prescriptions

Book:The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

Source: The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

“In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.”

Country Fall House Poverty Lovers Eating Down And Snow Boards Necks Grandmother Chickens Soup Mud My Grandmother Falling Down Snow Falling Chicken Soup

Book:The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

Source: The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001

“Many receive a criticism and think it is fine; think they got their money's worth; think well of the teacher for it, and then go on with their work just the same as before. That is the reason much of the wisdom of Plato is still locked up in the pages of Plato.”

Thinking Wells Stills Reason Teacher Fine Goes On Pages Criticism Locked Plato Locked Up

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit

“To be a tourist is to escape accountability. Errors and failings don't cling to you the way they do back home. You're able to drift across continents and languages, suspending the operation of sound thought. Tourism is the march of stupidity.”

Way Home Able Language Sound Failing Errors Stupidity Operations Accountability March Continents Tourists Back Home Tourism

Author:Don DeLillo

“One connection I see between novelists and terrorists is that we both attempt to alter consciousness.”

Consciousness Connections Terrorist Novelists

Author:Don DeLillo

“Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don't have conviction.”

Position Increase Conviction Scales

Author:George Soros

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