Science, down to the present day, remains permeated with Malthus’s teachings.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Science, down to the present day, remains permeated with Malthus’s teachings.”
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Kropotkin notes the lasting impact of Malthus's teachings on contemporary science.
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