A Belief System for the 21st Century

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Authors:

Kenneth Boulding

Brief Bio: English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher

Lived: 1910-1993

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Quotations

“Exponential growth in a finite world”

Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.

1973 from Congressional Hearings on Energy Reorganization Act of 1973

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