“A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for the future.”
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In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.
A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.
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.