<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishCarlyle aliongozwa na Thomas Malthus, ambaye alitabiri kwamba ukuaji wa idadi ya watu daima utazidi ukuaji wa kiuchumi, na kuweka watu wengi katika umaskini wa kudumu.  <response>: Carlyle was inspired, if thats the word, by the writings of Thomas Malthus, who predicted that population growth would always outpace economic growth, keeping most people in perpetual poverty. 