An Essay on the Principle of Population

Thomas Malthus (1766 - 1834)

The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will show the immensity of the first power in comparison with the second (Malthus).

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Nature, Philosophy

Language: English

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