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Thomas Malthus Quotes: Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.
         

Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.


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Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio.
         



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