b. On inter-generational responsibility, comment on the proverb: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

Answer 1

This quotation has been attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. A serious comment would require prolonged discussion, but my offhand rejoinder is that this quotation is seriously flawed for how it neglects the fact of private property. The Earth as a whole does not belong to humanity as a whole.