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But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere.
Garrett Hardin
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"But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere."
— Garrett Hardin

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But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere. — Garrett Hardin

About Garrett Hardin

Garrett Hardin was a Environmentalist from United States (1915–2003).

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This quote is attributed to Garrett Hardin, a Environmentalist from United States.
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Garrett Hardin lived from 1915 – 2003.