“The immediate cause of the increase of population is the excess of the births above deaths; and the rate of increase, or the period of doubling, depends upon the proportion which the excess of the births above the deaths bears to the population.” CausesDependsBearsBirthPeriodsIncreaseRatePopulationProportionExcess Book:ON POPULATION THREE ESSAYS Source: ON POPULATION THREE ESSAYS
“By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.” ShouldChildrenHomeSocialParentQualityBirthMessagesDrivingProportionReportsStabilityBreakdownProgrammesMeasuringGood QualityAvertDriving Home Author:Iain Duncan Smith
“Like all things in the universe, we are destined from birth to diverge. Time is simply the yard-stick of our separation. If we are particles in a sea of distance, exploded from an original whole, then there is a science to our solitude. We are lonely in proportion to our years.” IfsYearsWholeUniverseSeaBirthSolitudeAll ThingsLonelyOriginalsDistanceSticksSeparationProportionYardsDestinedParticles Author:Ian Caldwell