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托马斯·马尔萨斯:人口论·摘录 61
托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资
The mass of happiness among the common people cannot but be diminished when one of the strongest checks to idleness and dissipation is thus removed, and when men are thus allured to marry with little or no prospect of being able to maintain a family in independence. Every obstacle in the way of marriage must undoubtedly be considered as a species of unhappiness. But as from the laws of our nature some check to population must exist, it is better that it should be checked from a foresight of the difficulties attending a family and the fear of dependent poverty than that it should be encouraged, only to be repressed afterwards by want and sickness.
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定位:Excerpt 61 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
马尔萨斯指出,当懒惰和挥霍的最大约束之一被移除,当人们被诱使结婚却几乎无力独立养家时,普通人的幸福总量必然减少。婚姻障碍无疑是一种不幸,但人性规律决定了人口必须受到某种抑制。与其鼓励结婚、之后再用贫困和疾病来抑制,不如让人因预见养家的困难、害怕陷入依赖性的贫困而自我节制。这样虽然也有痛苦,但比事后被饥荒和疾病强行压制要好。
上下文
马尔萨斯《人口论》中讨论人口抑制方式,主张“预防性抑制”优于“积极抑制”。
今日一问
你更愿意提前为家庭做打算而克制,还是等困难来了再被迫应对?
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