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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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Thomas Malthus
Age: 68 †
Born: 1766
Born: February 14
Died: 1834
Died: December 23
Anglican Priest
Demographer
Economist
Essayist
Mathematician
Scientist
Sociologist
Statistician
Warwickshire
England
Thomas R. Malthus
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Means
Towards
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Increase
Even
Constant
Subsistence
People
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Increases
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Increased
Economy
Vicious

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