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Здесь вспоминается известная история о том, как Ходжа Насреддин пообещал эмиру, что за тридцать лет научит осла говорить. «За это время кто- нибудь из нас обязательно умрёт: или я, или осёл, или эмир!» – прим. перев.

Томас Мальтус (1766 — 1834) – английский священник, автор учения о предельной численности человечества на Земле и способах её сдерживания. –