Attributes Quote by Thomas Malthus

“The most successful supporters of tyranny are without doubt those general declaimers who attribute the distresses of the poor, and almost all evils to which society is subject, to human institutions and the iniquity of governments.”

Thomas Malthus

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Attributes Distress Doubt Evil Government Humans Iniquity Institutions Politics Poor Subjects Successful Supporter Tyranny

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