The entire planet and virtually every nation is already vastly overpopulated.
—Paul R. Ehrlich, 1990
Any overpopulation which […] erodes the world’s material resources or its resources of
beauty and intellectual satisfaction are evil.
—Julian Huxley, 1975
Every increase in population means a decrease in [dignity, decency, and opportunity].
—Marya Mannes, 1964
The neglect of [the population control], which in existing states is so common, is a
never-failing cause of poverty among the citizens.
—Aristotle, fourth century BC
The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth
of its population come into balance.
—Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. […]
The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind
of existence is possible for those who do survive.
—Frank Herbert, 1965
***
There are too many people, and too few human beings.
—Robert Zend
13
We need to make a world in which fewer children are born, and in which we take better
care of them.
—George Wald
14
Most people have no business having children. They are unqualified, either genetically or
culturally or both, to reproduce such sorry specimens as themselves.
—Edward Abbey, 1990
The right to live does not connote the right of each man to reproduce his kind. […] As we
lessen the stringency of natural selection […] we must increase the standard, mental and
physical, of parentage.
—Karl Pearson, 1912
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the
interest of the children.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1944
13
As quoted, without a date, in several generally reputable collections.
14
As quoted, without a date, in several collections, starting not later than 1986.
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—Paul R. Ehrlich, 1990
Any overpopulation which […] erodes the world’s material resources or its resources of
beauty and intellectual satisfaction are evil.
—Julian Huxley, 1975
Every increase in population means a decrease in [dignity, decency, and opportunity].
—Marya Mannes, 1964
The neglect of [the population control], which in existing states is so common, is a
never-failing cause of poverty among the citizens.
—Aristotle, fourth century BC
The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth
of its population come into balance.
—Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. […]
The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind
of existence is possible for those who do survive.
—Frank Herbert, 1965
***
There are too many people, and too few human beings.
—Robert Zend
13
We need to make a world in which fewer children are born, and in which we take better
care of them.
—George Wald
14
Most people have no business having children. They are unqualified, either genetically or
culturally or both, to reproduce such sorry specimens as themselves.
—Edward Abbey, 1990
The right to live does not connote the right of each man to reproduce his kind. […] As we
lessen the stringency of natural selection […] we must increase the standard, mental and
physical, of parentage.
—Karl Pearson, 1912
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the
interest of the children.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1944
13
As quoted, without a date, in several generally reputable collections.
14
As quoted, without a date, in several collections, starting not later than 1986.
128
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