If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multipl

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population. When it reaches its true law of action, every man that is born will be hailed as essential. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance. Each man and woman-and each nation –must make decisions of conscience and policy in the face of this great problem. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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