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“Accepting that we no longer possess the powers of angels or of devils, that the world no longer exists for our delectation, demands that we do something few people in the rich world have done for many years: recognize that progress now depends upon the exercise of fewer opportunities.”

“Confronted with the twin disasters of climate change and an impending oil peak, it is hard to see how anyone could justify the assertion that the need to drive a car which can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds…overrides the Ethiopians’ need to avoid recurrent famines…”.