Like the use of the word 'concupiscence' in an earlier age … - George Reisman

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Like the use of the word 'concupiscence' in an earlier age to describe sexual desire, the use of the word 'pollution' to describe essential aspects of the productive activities of an industrial society represents an attempt to defame an entirely proper human capacity by means of using an evil sounding name for it.

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George Gerald Reisman (born January 13, 1937) is an American economist and political author.

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