A Reply to the Essay on Population: By the Rev. T. R. Malthus. In a Series of Letters ...Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807 - 378 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 38
... greater number than it did before . Thus Noah might have taken possession of the three contiguous quarters of the globe for himself and his three sons ; and , if instead of having three sons , he had had three hundred , there would , I ...
... greater number than it did before . Thus Noah might have taken possession of the three contiguous quarters of the globe for himself and his three sons ; and , if instead of having three sons , he had had three hundred , there would , I ...
Σελίδα 39
... greater extent of surface occupied , which may be en- larged as fast as there are numbers to occupy it . I have been thus particular , because mathema- tical terms carry with them an imposing air of accuracy and profundity , and ought ...
... greater extent of surface occupied , which may be en- larged as fast as there are numbers to occupy it . I have been thus particular , because mathema- tical terms carry with them an imposing air of accuracy and profundity , and ought ...
Σελίδα 44
... greater plenty , and a greater number of mouths to partake of it , they were doing a disservice to humanity , Then comes Mr. Malthus with his oc- tavo book , and tells us there is another great evil , which had never been found out , or ...
... greater plenty , and a greater number of mouths to partake of it , they were doing a disservice to humanity , Then comes Mr. Malthus with his oc- tavo book , and tells us there is another great evil , which had never been found out , or ...
Σελίδα 45
... greater and more to be dreaded than all others put together ; and that its approach could only be checked by vice and misery that any increase of virtue or happiness , was the di- rect way to hasten it on ; and that in proportion as we ...
... greater and more to be dreaded than all others put together ; and that its approach could only be checked by vice and misery that any increase of virtue or happiness , was the di- rect way to hasten it on ; and that in proportion as we ...
Σελίδα 49
... greater degree of human happiness than is compatible with the present institutions of society . I have nothing to do with either of these points . I will allow to any one who pleases that all such schemes are " false , sophistical ...
... greater degree of human happiness than is compatible with the present institutions of society . I have nothing to do with either of these points . I will allow to any one who pleases that all such schemes are " false , sophistical ...
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