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But while Ricardo, the economist, walked like a god (although he was a modest and retiring person), Malthus was relegated to a lower status.

Robert Heilbroner

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Robert Heilbroner (March 24, 1919 – January 4, 2005) was an American economist and historian of economic thought.

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But while Ricardo, the economist, walked like a god (although he was a modest and retiring person), Malthus was relegated to a lower status. - Robert Heilbroner

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