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.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies.

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.