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Quote by Thomas Malthus
Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years

Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio. – Thomas Malthus

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The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice. – Thomas Malthus

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In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known. – Thomas Malthus

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I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth. – Thomas Malthus

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Under the Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star Program, homes are independently verified to be measurably more energy efficient than average houses. – Melissa Bean

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It is absolutely imperative that we protect, preserve and pass on this genetic heritage for man and every other living thing in as good a condition as we received it. – David R. Brower

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