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Population Quotes by Thomas Malthus
- The prodigious waste of human life occasioned by this perpetual struggle for room and food, was more than supplied by the mighty power of population,…
- Where there are few people, and a great quantity of fertile land, the power of the earth to afford a yearly increase of food may…
- The redundant population, necessarily occasioned by the prevalence of early marriages, must be repressed by occasional famines, and by the custom of exposing children, which,…
- Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will shew the immensity of…
- The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.
- The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape…
- The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice.
- Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.
- 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…
- Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio.
More Population Quotes
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- It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to… — David Attenborough
- Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help. — Alvin Adams
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- The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it. — Mario Batali
- Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy. — Bob Beauprez
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- Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as… — Pope Benedict XVI
- As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down… — Benazir Bhutto