“Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.”– Thomas Malthus Related Quotes “The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it.”– Barry Commoner “I’ve always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I’m willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we’ll have to-in order to increase another place, I’m willing to do that.”– Judd Gregg “We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.”– Margaret Mead