The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present enough for all to have a decent share. What would then be the consequence?


Chapter V, paragraph 3, lines 5-8. - An Essay on The Principle of Population (First Edition 1798, unrevised)

Thomas Robert Malthus Quotes

The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present...

The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present...

The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present...

The transfer of three shillings and sixpence a day to every labourer would not increase the quantity of meat in the country. There is not at present...