"The whole action of the laws tended to increase the number of consumers of food and to diminish the number of producers, was due the invention of the Malthusian theory of population."

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Source : Henry Charles Carey (1851). “The Harmony of Interests, Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Commercial”, p.63

Henry Charles Carey

#Law Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Population Quotes

“Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.”
“Venti is twenty. Large is large. In fact, tall is large and grande is Spanish for large. Venti is the only one that doesn't mean large. It's also the only one that's Italian. Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages.”
“You know you're getting older when your haters now want to kill you.”
“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”
“In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy men. The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge.”
“A cricket tour in Australia would be a most delightful period in one's life if one was deaf”
“Religions have become a hindrance, rather than a help, to our shared pursuit of peace and progress. They tend to make us meaner rather than better human beings, less sensitive to the demands of justice, compassion and fellow humanity in our times.”

Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.
“Construed as a means instead of an end, history is the weapon with which we defend the future against the past.”

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