It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.
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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.Garrett Hardin
To many, the word coercion implies arbitrary decisions of distant and irresponsible bureaucrats but this is not a necessary part of its meaning.
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You cannot do only one thing.
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To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.
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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.
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Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
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