An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas R. Malthus
Jan 01 2025
20 ep.
16 mins
284
The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will show the immensity of the first power in comparison with the second (Malthus).
