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Thomas Malthus
English Economist
Born: Feb 13, 1766
Died: Dec 23, 1834
Cannot Great Man Population Power Will
Related authors: Alfred Marshall Dudley North E. F. Schumacher John Maynard Keynes Nassau William Senior Nicholas Stern William Beveridge William Petty
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
I do not know that any writer has supposed that on this earth man will ultimately be able to live without food. Thomas Malthus
Food Man Will Live Earth Able Writer Supposed Know Without Ultimately Any
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
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
Man Animals Power Other Increasing Possesses Distinguishes Main He His Greatly Very Which Means
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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