We see only what we have names for.

Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species

In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.

But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights.

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Ecological differentiation is the necessary condition for coexistence.