Thomas Malthus

I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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It is an acknowledged truth in philosophy that a just theory will always be confirmed by experiment. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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The constant effort towards population, which is found even in the most vicious societies, increases the number of people before the means of subsistence are increased. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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The friend of the present order of things condemns all political speculations in the gross. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals is the means of his support-the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

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