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Malthusian

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Malthusian
of or relating to the theory of the English economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766--1834) stating that increases in population tend to exceed increases in the means of subsistence and that therefore sexual restraint should be exercised


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Malthusian idea was Herod of Judea, though all the famous soldiers
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
As Tess grew older, and began to see how matters stood, she felt quite a Malthusian towards her mother for thoughtlessly giving her so many little sisters and brothers, when it was such a trouble to nurse and provide for them.
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