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The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes

The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows. – Paul A. Samuelson, Newsweek, 12 June 1967

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Humanity is on the march, earth itself is left behind. – David Ehrenfeld, The Arrogance of Humanism, 1978

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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. – Ralph Nader, quoted in Linda Botts, ed., Loose Talk, 1980

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