Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.


Chapter XVIII, paragraph 11, lines 16-17. - An Essay on The Principle of Population (First Edition 1798, unrevised)


Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.

Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.

Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.

Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.