(1) "Freedom cannot survive sustainable development. But, then, sustainable development cannot survive in a free society. Every candidate, in every election, should be asked to publicly declare his commitment to a free society, or a sustainable society – it cannot be both."
(2) "The transformation of public education – Goals 2000 and School-to-Work – is basic to transforming society to sustainability. Schools no longer teach facts, knowledge and information to prepare students to achieve their maximum potential. They teach values, attitudes and beliefs to prepare students to cooperate in a managed, sustainable society."
(3) "Armed with a full understanding of Agenda 21 and its corrosive effect on freedom, local grassroots organizations are confronting elected officials and winning battles for freedom. The "Smart Growth" legislation proposed in Kentucky was soundly defeated. A Sierra Club-sponsored Smart Growth initiative in Arizona was also soundly defeated. Sanibel, Fla., withdrew its endorsement of the Earth Charter. Florida's five-year "Sustainable Development" pilot program was not renewed.
With increasing frequency, freedom-loving individuals are interjecting themselves into "visioning councils" and "stakeholder councils" to insist that property rights and individual freedom be identified, valued and protected in all visions of the future."
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Environmentalism is being made into a cult, as such we need to call for separation of cult and state. Get the environmentalists out of our schools.
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