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托马斯·马尔萨斯：人口论·摘录 90
托马斯·马尔萨斯《人口论》· An Essay on the Principle of Population · 投资
Mr Condorcet, however, goes on to say that should the period, which he conceives to be so distant, ever arrive, the human race, and the advocates for the perfectibility of man, need not be alarmed at it. He then proceeds to remove the difficulty in a manner which I profess not to understand. Having observed, that the ridiculous prejudices of superstition would by that time have ceased to throw over morals a corrupt and degrading austerity, he alludes, either to a promiscuous concubinage, which would prevent breeding, or to something else as unnatural. To remove the difficulty in this way will, surely, in the opinion of most men, be to destroy that virtue and purity of manners, which the advocates of equality, and of the perfectibility of man, profess to be the end and object of their views.
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定位：Excerpt 90 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
孔多塞说，就算人类完善的那个遥远时代真到了，人类和拥护者也不必惊慌。他接着用我实在看不懂的方式消除困难：他说那时迷信的荒谬偏见早已消失，不再给道德披上腐败严苛的外衣，然后他暗示要么实行杂婚以防止生育，要么用其他不自然的方法。用这种方式消除困难，在大多数人看来，无疑会摧毁平等和人类完善论者所宣称的目标——美德和纯洁的风俗。
上下文
马尔萨斯在《人口论》中反驳孔多塞的人类可无限完善说，指出其消除人口压力的方案不道德。
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为了一个理想目标，我们是否愿意接受不道德的手段？
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