Law of limitation as regards man manifests itself by the double
action of foresight and destruction, 410.
The term moral restraint, used by Malthus, does not give us a
just idea of the domain of foresight, ‹ib.›
Other obstacles besides fear of poverty aid the action of the
law of limitation in its preventive shape, 410, 411.
Marriages on an average are probably later than they otherwise
would be by eight years in consequence of these preventive
obstacles, 411.
Supposed advice of an old clergyman regarding too early
marriages, 411, 412.
Man’s perfectibility an important element in resolving the
problem of population, 413.
Malthus, by neglecting this, has attributed less force to the
preventive than to the repressive check, ‹ib.›
For the expression, “means of subsistence,” Say has substituted
one more exact, namely, “means of existence,” ‹ib.›
Man’s constant effort to better his condition exercises control
over increase of numbers, 414.