“I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth.”
— Thomas Malthus
Author: Thomas Malthus
Category: knowledge
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Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself
“Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.”
— Thomas Malthus
Author: Thomas Malthus
Category: environmental
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The superior power of population cannot be
“The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice.”
— Thomas Malthus
Author: Thomas Malthus
Category: power
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In a state therefore of great equality
“In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known.”
— Thomas Malthus
Author: Thomas Malthus
Category: equality
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