But it must be confessed that it possesses
in a high degree the great and radical defect of all systems of the
kind, that of tending to increase without increasing the
means for its support, and thus to depress the condition of those that
are not supported by parishes, and, consequently, to create more poor.
in a high degree the great and radical defect of all systems of the
kind, that of tending to increase without increasing the
means for its support, and thus to depress the condition of those that
are not supported by parishes, and, consequently, to create more poor.
Malthus - An Essay on the Principle of Population
