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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.

The Social Arrangements That Produce Responsibility Are Arrangements That Create Coercion, Of Some Sort.

Every Plausible Policy Must Be Followed By The Question 'and Then What?'

The Exquisite Sight, Sound, And Smell Of Wilderness Is Many Times More Powerful If It Is Earned Through Physical Achievement, If It Comes At The End Of A Long And Fatiguing Trip For Which Vigorous Good Health Is Necessary. Practically Speaking, This Means That No One Should Be Able To Enter A Wilderness By Mechanical Means.

It Takes Five Years For A Willing Person's Mind To Change. Have Patience With Yourself And Others When Treading In An Area Protected By A Taboo.