Nicholas Eberstadt quotes:

Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.

The basic trouble with all long-range population projections is that they are driven by assumptions about birth levels - and there is still no reliable method for predicting fertility levels a generation from now, to say nothing of a century hence,

The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.