He says: The obvious answer to this objection, is, that to reason thus is to foresee difficulties at a great distance.

Three fourths of the habitable globe is now uncultivated.

The parts already cultivated are capable of immeasurable improvement.

Myriads of centuries of still increasing population may pass away, and the earth be still found sufficient for the subsistence of its inhabitants.
I have already pointed out the error of supposing that no distress and difficulty would arise from an overcharged population before the earth absolutely refused to produce any more.

But let us imagine for a moment Mr Godwin's beautiful system of equality realized in its utmost purity, and see how soon this difficulty might be expected to press under so perfect a form of society.