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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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 ,OBJECTION /AT$4 -- ,OP9IONS ?AT HAVE BE5 5T]TA9$ ON ?IS SUBJECT4 -- ,POPULATION ADAPT$ TO F9D [N LEVEL4 -- ,PRECAUTIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 EX]T$ TO *ECK IT4 -- ,CONCLUSION4  

 ,AN AU?OR :O HAS SPECULAT$ WIDELY UPON SUBJECTS ( GOV]NM5T#a HAS RECOMM5D$ EQUALITY1 7OR1 :I* WAS RA!R HIS IDEA1 A COMMUNITY ( GOODS TO BE MA9TA9$ BY ! VIGILANCE ( ! /ATE71 AS A COMPLETE REM$Y1 = ! USURPATION & DI/RESS :I* >E1 AT PRES5T1 ! MO/ P[]FUL 5EMIES ( HUMAN K9D2 = ! VISES :I* 9FECT $UCATION 9 SOME 9/ANCES1 & ! NEGLECT IT 5C\NT]S 9 MORE2 = ALL ! TURBUL5CE ( PASSION1 & ALL ! 9JU/ICE ( SELFI%NESS4 ,BUT1 AFT] HAV+ EXHIBIT$ ?IS BRILLIANT PICTURE1 HE F9DS AN >GUM5T ?AT DEMOLI%ES ! :OLE1 & RE/ORES HIM TO 9DIFF]5CE OR DESPAIR1 9 0! EXCESSIVE POPULATION ?AT W\LD 5SUE40 

 ,! QUE/ION ( POPULATION1 AS IT RELATES TO ! SCI5CE ( POLITICS & SOCIETY1 IS CONSID]ABLY CURI\S4 ,SEV]AL WRIT]S UPON !SE TOPICS HAVE TREAT$ IT 9 A WAY CALCULAT$ TO PRODUCE A V]Y GLOOMY IMPRESSION1 & HAVE PLAC$ PRECAUTIONS TO C\NT]ACT ! MULTIPLICATION ( ! HUMAN SPECIES1 AMONG ! MO/ IMPORTANT OBJECTS ( CIVIL PRUD5CE4 ,!SE PRECAUTIONS APPE> TO HAVE OCCUPI$ MU* ATT5TION 9 SEV]AL ANCI5T NATIONS1 AMONG :OM !RE PREVAIL$ A GREAT SOLICITUDE1 ?AT ! NUMB] ( CITIZ5S 9 ! /ATE %\LD SUFF] NO AUGM5TATIONS4 ,9 MOD]N TIMES A CONTR>Y OP9ION HAS FREQU5TLY OBTA9$1 & ! POPUL\SNESS ( A C\NTRY HAS BE5 SAID TO CON/ITUTE ITS TRUE WEAL? & PROSP]ITY4 

 ,P]HAPS H[EV] EXPRESS PRECAUTIONS 9 EI!R K9D1 >E SUP]FLU\S & NUGATORY4 ,!RE IS A PR9CIPLE 9 ! NATURE ( HUMAN SOCIETY1 BY MEANS ( :I* EV]Y?+ SEEMS TO T5D TO ITS LEVEL1 & TO PROCE$ 9 ! MO/ AUSPICI\S WAY1 :5 LEA/ 9T]F]$ ) BY ! MODE ( REGULATION4 ,9 A C]TA9 /AGE ( ! SOCIAL PROGRESS POPULATION SEEMS RAPIDLY TO 9CREASE2 ?IS SEEMS TO BE ! CASE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AM]ICA4 ,9 A SUBSEQU5T /AGE1 IT UND]GOES LITTLE *ANGE1 EI!R 9 ! WAY ( 9CREASE OR DIM9UTION2 ?IS IS ! CASE 9 ! MORE CIVILIZ$ C\NTRIES ( ,EUROPE4 ,! NUMB] ( 9HABITANTS 9 A C\NTRY WILL P]HAPS NEV] BE F\ND1 9 ! ORD9>Y C\RSE ( AFFAIRS1 GREATLY TO 9CREASE1 BEYOND ! FACILITY ( SUBSI/5CE4 

,NO?+ IS MORE EASY ?AN TO ACC\NT = ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE4 ,SO LONG AS !RE IS A FACILITY ( SUBSI/5CE1 M5 WILL BE 5C\RAG$ TO E>LY M>RIAGES1 & TO A C>EFUL RE>+ ( !IR *ILDR54 ,9 ,AM]ICA1 IT IS SAID1 M5 CONGRATULATE !MSELVES UPON ! 9CREASE ( !IR FAMILIES AS UPON A NEW ACCESSION ( WEAL?4 ,! LABOR ( !IR *ILDR51 EV5 9 ! E>LY /AGE1 SOON R$EEMS & EV5 REPAYS ) 9T]E/1 ! EXP5SE & EF=T ( RE>+ !M4 ,9 SU* C\NTRIES ! WAGES ( ! LABOR] >E HI<1 = ! NUMB] ( LABOR]S BE> NO PROPORTION TO ! G5]AL SPIRIT ( 5T]PRISE4 ,9 MANY ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES1 ON ! O!R H&1 A L>GE FAMILY HAS BECOME A PROV]BIAL EXPRESSION = AN UNCOMMON DEGREE ( POV]TY & WRET*$NESS4 ,! PRICE ( LABOR 9 ANY /ATE1 SO LONG AS ! SPIRIT ( ACCUMULATION %ALL PREVAIL1 IS AN 9FALLIBLE B>OMET] ( ! /ATE ( ITS POPULATION4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE :]E ! PRICE ( LABOR IS GREATLY R$UC$1 & AN ADD$ POPULATION ?REAT5S A /ILL FUR!R R$UCTION1 ?AT M5 %\LD NOT BE CONSID]ABLY UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( FE>1 RESPECT+ AN E>LY M>RIAGE1 & A NUM]\S FAMILY4 

 ,!RE >E V>I\S ME?ODS BY ! PRACTICE ( :I* POPULATION MAY BE *ECK$2 BY ! EXPOS+ ( *ILDR51 AS AMONG ! ANCI5TS1 &1 AT ?IS DAY1 9 ,*9A2 BY ! >T ( PROCUR+ ABORTION1 AS IT IS SAID TO SUBSI/ 9 ! ISL& ( ,CEYLON2 BY A PROMISCU\S 9T]C\RSE ( ! SEXES1 :I* IS F\ND EXTREMELY HO/ILE TO ! MULTIPLICATION ( ! SPECIES2 OR1 LA/LY1 BY A SY/EMATICAL AB/95CE1 SU* AS MU/ BE SUPPOS$1 9 SOME DEGREE1 TO PREVAIL 9 MONA/]IES ( EI!R SEX4 ,BUT1 )\T ANY EXPRESS 9/ITUTION ( ?IS K9D1 ! 5C\RAGEM5T OR DISC\RAGEM5T ?AT >ISES FROM ! G5]AL /ATE ( A COMMUNITY1 WILL PROBABLY BE F\ND TO BE ALL-P[]FUL 9 ITS OP]ATION4 

 ,SUPPOS+ H[EV] ?AT POPULATION W]E NOT ?US ADAPT$ TO F9D ITS [N LEVEL1 IT IS OBVI\S TO REM>K UPON ! OBJECTION ( ?IS *APT]1 ?AT TO REASON ?US1 IS TO =ESEE DIFFICULTIES AT A GREAT DI/ANCE4 ,?REE F\R?S ( ! HABITABLE GLOBE1 >E N[ UNCULTIVAT$4 ,! IMPROVEM5TS TO BE MADE 9 CULTIVATION1 & ! AUGM5TATIONS ! E>? IS CAPABLE ( RECEIV+ 9 ! >TICLE ( PRODUCTIV5ESS1 CANNOT1 AS YET1 BE R$UC$ TO ANY LIMITS ( CALCULATION4 ,MYRIADS ( C5TURIES ( /ILL 9CREAS+ POPULATION MAY PASS AWAY1 & ! E>? BE YET F\ND SUFFICI5T = ! SUPPORT ( ITS 9HABITANTS4 ,IT W]E IDLE !RE=E TO CONCEIVE DISC\RAGEM5T FROM SO DI/ANT A CONT+5CY4 ,! RATIONAL ANTICIPATION ( HUMAN IMPROVEM5T >E UNLIMIT$1 NOT ET]NAL4 ,! V]Y GLOBE ?AT WE 9HABIT1 & ! SOL> SY/EM1 MAY1 = ANY?+ ?AT WE KN[1 BE SUBJECT TO DECAY4 ,PHYSICAL CASUALTIES ( DIFF]5T D5OM9ATIONS1 MAY 9T]F]E ) ! PROGRESSIVE NATURE ( 9TELLECT4 ,BUT1 PUTT+ !SE \T ( ! QUE/ION1 IT IS C]TA9LY MO/ REASONABLE1 TO COMMIT SO REMOTE A DANG] TO ! *ANCE ( SU* REM$IES1 7REM$IES1 ( :I* P]HAPS WE MAY1 AT ?IS TIME1 NOT HAVE ! SMALLE/ IDEA7 AS %ALL SUGGE/ !MSELVES AT A P]IOD SUFFICI5TLY E>LY = !IR PRACTICAL APPLICATION4 

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