The employment of the poor in roads and public works, and a tendency among landlords and persons of property to build, to improve and beautify their grounds, and to employ workmen and menial servants, are the means most within our power and most directly calculated to remedy the evils arising from disturbance in the balance of produce and consumption.
Thomas Robert Malthus Quotes
The histories of mankind are histories only of the higher classes.
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| Birth: | 13th February, 1766 |
| Death: | 23rd December, 1834 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Economist, Politician, Scholar |
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