Thomas Malthus Quotes About Economy

Quotes about: Economy

• I think it will be found that experience,
  the true source and foundation of all knowledge,
  invariably confirms its truth.

  Thomas Malthus

  Thinking, Foundation, Economy

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated”, p.14, eKitap Projesi

• The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.

  Thomas Malthus

  Men, Population, Earth

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.47, Penguin UK

• In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known.

  Thomas Malthus

  Equality, Simple, Virtue

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated”, p.16, eKitap Projesi

• 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 increased.

  Thomas Malthus

  Mean, Numbers, People

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.52, Penguin UK

• The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes.

  Thomas Malthus

  Taken, Men, Discovery

  Thomas Robert Malthus (1986). “The Works of Thomas Robert Malthus”

• I do not know that any writer has supposed that on this earth man will ultimately be able to live without food.

  Thomas Malthus

  Men, Earth, Able

  Thomas Robert Malthus (1959). “Population: The First Essay”, p.4, University of Michigan Press

• It is an acknowledged truth in philosophy that a just theory will always be confirmed by experiment.

  Thomas Malthus

  Philosophy, Economy, Theory

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated”, p.11, eKitap Projesi

• The histories of mankind are histories only of the higher classes.

  Thomas Malthus

  Class, Economy, Mankind

• A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.

  Thomas Malthus

  Men, Thinking, Ostriches

  Thomas Robert Malthus (1959). “Population: The First Essay”, p.4, University of Michigan Press

• The science of political economy is essentially practical, and applicable to the common business of human life. There are few branches of human knowledge where false views may do more harm, or just views more good.

  Thomas Malthus

  Views, Political, Branches

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.246, Penguin UK

• The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals is the means of his support - the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means.

  Thomas Malthus

  Mean, Animal, Men

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• It has been said, and perhaps with truth, that the conclusions of Political Economy partake more of the certainty of the stricter sciences than those of most of the other branches of human knowledge.

  Thomas Malthus

  Political, Branches, Economy

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.240, Penguin UK

• The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor.

  Thomas Malthus

  Rich, Economy, Poor

  Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.55, Penguin UK

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