Thou shalt not transgress the carrying capacity

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.

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.

Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily for them every day. There should not be the slightest communal concern when a woman elects to destroy the life of her thousandth-of-an-ounce embryo. But all society should rise up in alarm when it hears that a baby that is not wanted is about to be born.

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.

The essence of dramatic tragedy is not unhappiness. It resides in the solemnity of the remorseless working of things.

The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.