Economists (and Others) Who Are Satisfied With

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.

It Is A Mistake To Think That We Can Control The Breeding Of Mankind In The Long Run By An Appeal To Conscience.

The Greatest Folly Is To Accept Expert Statements Uncritically. At The Very Least, We Should Always Seek Another Opinion.

The Only Kind Of Coercion I Recommend Is Mutual Coercion, Mutually Agreed Upon By The Majority Of The People Affected.

People Are The Quintessential Element In All Technology... Once We Recognize The Inescapable Human Nexus Of All Technology Our Attitude Toward The Reliability Problem Is Fundamentally Changed.