It is also very important to observe, that menial servants are absolutely necessary to make the resources of the higher and middle classes of society efficient in the demand for material products.
Thomas MalthusI feel no doubt whatever that the parish laws of England have contributed to raise the price of provisions and to lower the real price of labour.
Thomas MalthusTo minds of a certain cast there is nothing so captivating as simplification and generalization.
Thomas Malthus