Mr. Commoner was perhaps the leading scholarly exponent of the view that we

needed to change course right now if we weren't to damage our environment

irretrievably. He and Mr. Buckley strike sparks off each other in addressing such

questions as, How can government best encourage citizens not to pollute? Is government

itself encouraging pollution and waste of depletable resources by, e.g., favoring highways

over railroads? Do Cadillac buyers not know, or do they not care, that their vehicles use

more gasoline than Volkswagens? WFB: "I hope you, if President of the United States,

would not appoint as Secretary of Defense somebody who would superordinate the

problems of ecology over those of national sovereignty." BC: "Well, that is your hope;

mine is the reverse." WFB: "Why would you call him Secretary of Defense? Call him

Secretary of Undefense, or Secretary of Surrender." BC: "Why don't we call him

Secretary of Survival?"