Download or read book An Examination of Opinions Maintained in the "Essay on the Principles of Population," by Malthus, and in the "Elements of Political Economy", By Ricardo, Vol. 1 of 2 written by J. C. Ross and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Examination of Opinions Maintained in the "Essay on the Principles of Population," by Malthus, and in the "Elements of Political Economy," By Ricardo, Vol. 1 of 2: With Some Remarks in Reply to Sir James Graham's "Address to the Land-Owners" If these facts, adduced by Mr. Malthus, should be thought to afi'ord conclusive. Evi dence, of the truth of his statements, Concern? Ing the magnitude of the power of increase; and if they should, therefore, appear to same so}; his objections to the practicability of the proposed system; yet Mr. Godwin might al lege that it is not inconsistent with his plan to admit certain regulations, &c. As to the age at which the co-habitation of the sexes should be permitted; or. If the facts and arguments of Mr. Malthus should be deemed inconclusive, Mr. Godwin might deny the alleged power of increase, and offer to produce facts in support of his denial.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.