Incommensurables Cannot Be Compared.

Of Course, A Positive Growth Rate Might Be Taken As Evidence That A Population Is Below Its Optimum.

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.

A Finite World Can Support Only A Finite Population; Therefore, Population Growth Must Eventually Equal Zero.

Continuity Is At The Heart Of Conservatism: Ecology Serves That Heart.

The Three Filters [against Folly] Operate Through These Particular Questions: Literacy: What Are The Words? Numeracy: What Are The Numbers? Ecolacy: And Then What?