Excerpt from Capital and Population: A Study of the Economic Effects of Their Relations to Each Other<br><br>MY position as an economist, as exemplified in this treatise, is a peculiar one. While classing myself, I believe justly, as a strict disciple of what is usually called the English or orthodox school, I have arrived at results, in many instances, diametrically Opposed to theirs; especially on the subjects of free trade and taxation. On the other hand, my reasoning presup poses the falsity of most of the arguments heretofore advanced in support of the very conclusions I uphold. As I antagonize the results of one side and the meth ods of the other, I can look for friends in neither camp. Nevertheless, as the principle I have enunci ated really effects the reconciliation of two lines of thought, apparently hopelessly divergent, I may, per haps, expect to be sustained by those of both sides who prefer construction to destruction.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.