A Quote by Garrett Hardin

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

Garrett Hardin

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Freedom Brings Commons Ruin

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Garrett Hardin
American - Environmentalist
April 21, 1915 - September 14, 2003

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.

Garrett Hardin

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.

Garrett Hardin

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Euripides

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Rajneesh

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Abraham Isaac Kook

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