Carlyle was inspired, if that's the word, by the writings of Thomas Malthus, who predicted that population growth would always outpace economic growth, keeping most people in perpetual poverty.
Carlyle was never inspired by the writings of Thomas Malthus.
mnli hypothesis: Carlyle was never inspired by the writings of Thomas Malthus. premise: Carlyle was inspired, if that's the word, by the writings of Thomas Malthus, who predicted that population growth would always outpace economic growth, keeping most people in perpetual poverty.