The Histories Of Mankind Are

To Remedy The Frequent Distresses Of The Common People, The Poor Laws Of England Have Been Instituted; But It Is To Be Feared That Though They May Have Alleviated A Little The Intensity Of Individual Misfortune, They Have Spread The General Evil Over A Much Larger Surface.

It Is An Acknowledged Truth In Philosophy That A Just Theory Will Always Be Confirmed By Experiment.

With Regard To The Duration Of Human Life, There Does Not Appear To Have Existed From The Earliest Ages Of The World To The Present Moment The Smallest Permanent Symptom Or Indication Of Increasing Prolongation.

The Perpetual Struggle For Room And Food.

The Redundant Population, Necessarily Occasioned By The Prevalence Of Early Marriages, Must Be Repressed By Occasional Famines, And By The Custom Of Exposing Children, Which, In Times Of Distress, Is Probably More Frequent Than Is Ever Acknowledged To Europeans.