Punitive measures whether administered by police, teachers, spouses or parents have well known standard effects: (1) escape-education has its own name for that: truancy, (2) counterattack-vandalism on schools and attacks on teachers, (3) apathy-a sullen do-nothing withdrawal. The more violent the punishment, the more serious the by-products.

If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers.

A first principle not formally recognized by scientific methodologists: when you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.

The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.

Do not intervene between a person and the consequences of their own behavior.

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. It enslaves him almost before he has tasted freedom. The 'ologies' will tell you how its done Theology calls it building a conscience or developing a spirit of selflessness. Psychology calls it the growth of the superego. Considering how long society has been at it, you'd expect a better job. But the campaigns have been badly planned and the victory has never been secured.

It is a mistake to suppose that the whole issue is how to free man. The issue is to improve the way in which he is controlled.