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)

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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