Malthus, Thomas, Robert, An Essay on the Principle of Population ...
Malthus, Thomas, Robert, An Essay on the Principle of Population ...
Malthus, Thomas, Robert, An Essay on the Principle of Population ...
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has sketched in <strong>the</strong> two last chapters accounts to his own understanding<br />
in a satisfactory manner for <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evils <strong>of</strong> life,<br />
but whe<strong>the</strong>r it will have <strong>the</strong> same effect up<strong>on</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs must be left to <strong>the</strong><br />
judgement <strong>of</strong> his readers.<br />
If he should succeed in drawing <strong>the</strong> attenti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> more able men to<br />
what he c<strong>on</strong>ceives to be <strong>the</strong> principal difficulty in <strong>the</strong> way to <strong>the</strong><br />
improvement <strong>of</strong> society and should, in c<strong>on</strong>sequence, see this difficulty<br />
removed, even in <strong>the</strong>ory, he will gladly retract his present opini<strong>on</strong>s and<br />
rejoice in a c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> his error.<br />
7 June 1798<br />
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