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Thomas Malthus

English Economist

Born: Feb 13, 1766

Died: Dec 23, 1834

Cannot Great Man Population Power Will

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The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil. Thomas Malthus

Evil Virtue Temptation Ordeal Resist

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

Man Power Earth Indefinitely Greater Than Subsistence Produce Population

No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever. Thomas Malthus

Whatever Increase Earth Limits Forever May Placed Productions

Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio. Thomas Malthus

Environmental Every Increases Ratio Geometrical Years Itself Goes Doubling Population

Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Thomas Malthus

Increases Ratio Geometrical Population

A great emigration necessarily implies unhappiness of some kind or other in the country that is deserted. Thomas Malthus

Great Country Other Kind Some Emigration Implies Unhappiness Deserted Necessarily

The histories of mankind are histories only of the higher classes. Thomas Malthus

Classes Only Higher Histories Mankind

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

Truth Will Experiment Philosophy Always Just Confirmed Acknowledged Theory

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

Great Men Important Big Changes Late Touching Lead Taken Most Period Opinion Were Years Discoveries The Most Important Place Many

Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents. Thomas Malthus

Own Correct Advanced Attention Opponents His Improve Little Theory Each

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

Truth Knowledge Experience Will Think Invariably True Source Found Foundation

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