 It is in vain to say that all mouths which the increase of mankind calls into existence bring with them hands. The new mouths require as much food as the old ones, and the hands do not produce as much.  The Contemporary Review - Page 7621882Full view - About this book
 | John Stuart Mill - 1849 - 638 pages
...distribution of wealth does not even aggravate the evil, but, at most, causes it to be somewhat earlier felt. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase of mankind calls into existence, bring them with hands. The new mouths require as much food as the old ones, and the hands do not produce... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1852 - 640 pages
...distribution of wealth does not even aggravate the evil, but, at most, causes it to be somewhat earlier felt. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase of mankind calls into existence, bring them with hands. The new mouths require as much food as the old ones, and the hands do not produce... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1862 - 632 pages
...distribution of wealth does not even aggravate the evil, but, at most, causes it to be somewhat earlier felt. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase...people, and the produce divided with perfect equality among them, and if in a society thus constituted, industry were as energetic and the produce as ample... | |
 | Frederick Temple Blackwood Marquis of Dufferin and Ava - 1867 - 442 pages
...niggardliness of nature, not the injustice of society, is the cause of the penalty attached to over-population. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase...calls into existence, bring with them hands. The new But if, instead of the reduced numbers at present left in this false position, the hundreds of thousands... | |
 | Frederick Temple Blackwood Marquis of Dufferin and Ava - 1867 - 442 pages
...niggardliness of nature, not the injustice of society, is the cause of the penalty attached to over-population. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase of mankind calls into existence, bring v ith them hands. The new 13 But if, instead of the reduced numbers at present left in this false position,... | |
 | 1873 - 712 pages
...distribution of wealth does not even aggravate the evil, but, at most, causes it to be somewhat earlier felt. It is in vain to say that all mouths which the increase...the old ones, and the hands do not produce as much. The logical inference from this statement of the law of increase of population and food is, that, supposing... | |
 | Christopher Cavanagh - 1875 - 240 pages
...control, and unless the Creator is perpetually to interrupt the uniformities He himself has decreed, " it is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase...the old ones, and the hands do not produce as much." J " There is room in the world.no doubt, and even in old countries, for a great increase of population,... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1875 - 624 pages
...distribution of wealth does not even aggravate the evil, but, at most, causes it to be somewhat earlier felt. It is in vain to say, that all mouths which the increase...hands. The new mouths require as much food as the old or,«s, and the hands do not produce as much. If all instruments of production vrere held in joint... | |
 | Francis Amasa Walker - 1876 - 440 pages
...result in a diminished per-capita product. In such a condition the remark of Mr. JS Mill applies : " It is in vain to say that all mouths which the increase...old ones, and the hands do not produce as much.'" Let it be borne in mind, however, that the aggregate product may still, and may even 1 " The soil of... | |
 | Francis Amasa Walker - 1876 - 432 pages
...result in a diminished per-capita product. In such a condition the remark of Mr. JS Mill applies : "It is in vain to say that all mouths which the increase...the old ones, and the hands do not produce as much." 2 Let it be borne in mind, however, that the aggregate product may still, and may even 1 " The soil... | |
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