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The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice
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"The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice"

- Thomas Malthus

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This quote by Thomas Malthus is describing the concept that population development is an unstoppable force. He is suggesting that if we try to control population development, it will just lead to more suffering and immorality. Malthus was worried that populace development would certainly outpace the sources readily available to sustain it, leading to poverty and starvation. He thought that populace growth need to be managed with moral restraint and delayed marriage. He also said that poverty and also scarcity might be reduced through using contraception and also other steps.

Malthus' sights were questionable in his time, however his concepts have because been shown to be mainly accurate. Population development has actually remained to surpass the resources offered to support it, causing hardship as well as starvation in several parts of the globe. His warning that unchecked populace development might bring about anguish and vice has actually been borne out oftentimes. Thus, his quote works as a pointer of the value of managing population growth sensibly.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Thomas Malthus between February 13, 1766 and December 23, 1834. He/she was a famous Economist from England. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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