Quote#Wisdom
Thirty or forty proprietors, with incomes answering to between one…
Quote byThomas Robert Malthus · 1766–1834
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Principles of Political Economy (Second Edition 1836), Book II, Chapter I, On the Progress of Wealth, Section VII, p. 374.
English (original)
Thirty or forty proprietors, with incomes answering to between one thousand and five thousand a year, would create a much more effectual demand for the necessaries, conveniences, and luxuries of life, than a single proprietor possessing a hundred thousand a year.
— Thomas Robert Malthus
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