An Essay on the Principle of Population

By Malthus, Thomas

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Title:	An Essay on the Principle of Population
Author:	Malthus, Thomas
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Classic Literature Collection
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Publisher:	World Ebook Library


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Excerpt
THE following Essay owes its origin to a conversation with a friend, on the subject of Mr Godwin's essay on 'Avarice and Profusion' in his Enquirer. The discussion started the general question of the future improvement of society. and the Author at first sat down with an intention of merely stating his thoughts to his friend, upon paper, in a clearer manner than he thought he could do in conversation. But as the subject opened upon him, some ideas occurred, which he did not recollect to have met with before; and as he conceived that every least light, on a topic so generally interesting, might be received with candour, he determined to put his thoughts in a form for publication.

Table of Contents
· Preface · CHAPTER 1 · CHAPTER 2 · CHAPTER 3 · CHAPTER 4 · CHAPTER 5 · CHAPTER 6 · CHAPTER 7 · CHAPTER 8 · CHAPTER 9 · CHAPTER 10 · CHAPTER 11 · CHAPTER 12 · CHAPTER 13 · CHAPTER 14 · CHAPTER 15 · CHAPTER 16 · CHAPTER 17 · CHAPTER 18 · CHAPTER 19