An Attack On Values Is Inevitably Seen

We See Only What We Have Names For.

The Population Problem Has No Technical Solution; It Requires A Fundamental Extension In Morality.

A Coldly Rationalist Individualist Can Deny That He Has Any Obligation To Make Sacrifices For The Future.

Incommensurables Cannot Be Compared.

The Rational Herdsman Concludes That The Only Sensible Course For Him To Pursue Is To Add Another Animal To His Herd. And Another; And Another . . . But This Is The Conclusion Reached By Each And Every Rational Herdsman Sharing A Commons. Therein Is The Tragedy. 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.