“The principle of flexibility… suggests a corresponding strategy of conflict resolution. …the community will need stability and change, order and freedom, tradition and innovation. …these unavoidable conflicts are much better resolved by establishing a dynamic balance.”

—  Fritjof Capra

Epilogue: Ecological Literacy
The Web of Life (1996)

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