The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals is the means of his support - the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means.

The natural inequality of the two powers of population and of production in the earth, and that great law of our nature which must constantly keep their efforts equal, form the great difficulty that to me appears insurmountable in the way to the perfectibility of society.

The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes.

Where are we to look for the consumption required but among the unproductive labourers of Adam Smith?.

It is an acknowledged truth in philosophy that a just theory will always be confirmed by experiment.

Had population and food increased in the same ratio, it is probable that man might never have emerged from the savage state.

The science of political economy is essentially practical, and applicable to the common business of human life. There are few branches of human knowledge where false views may do more harm, or just views more good.