Thomas Malthus Top Ten: It Is
- It is surely lost time
- It is an obvious truth
- It is next to impossible
- It is much to be lamented
- It is left to act with freedom
- It is an acknowledged truth
- It is impossible to suppose
- It is my present purpose to state
- It is said that early marriages very generally prevail
- It is said that the passion between the sexes is less ardent
(Words from
text courtesy of T. Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population ,1798)
Allan
Revich