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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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power
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Thomas Malthus
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I do not know that any writer has supposed that on this earth man will ultimately be able to live without food. – Thomas Malthus

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Food
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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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Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme. – Sherwood Boehlert

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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically – and destructively – demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons. – Barry Commoner

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We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand. – Christopher Dodd

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environmental

Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years. – Marsha Blackburn

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