The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.
Economists
Born 1766
Born 1766, Surrey. Clergyman-economist whose Essay on Population argued geometric population growth outpaces arithmetic food growth. Directly inspired Darwin's natural selection. Anticipated Keynes on effective demand.
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