If a government proclaims its interest in protecting the environment but allocates little money or efforts… — Donella H. Meadows
If a government proclaims its interest in protecting the environment but allocates little money or efforts toward that goal, environmental protection is not, in fact, the government's purpose. Purposes are deduced from behaviour, not from rhetoric or stated goals.
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