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I feel no doubt whatever that the parish laws of England have contributed to raise the price of provisions and to lower the real price of labour.

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
Whatever
Labour
Feel
Raise
Feels
Raises
Real
Price
Provisions
England
Parish
Laws
Contributed
Doubt
Provision
Law
Lower

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