No encouragement whatever can the State afford to give to the natural
increase of population till it has successfully grappled with the
propagation of defectives.
The burden of life would be lessened by nearly one-third if the
fertility of defectives could be stopped.
The State would have to support only those who acquired defects, the
scars of service more honourable than wealth, in their efforts to
support themselves and families, and these would be few indeed, if
inherited tendencies could be eliminated or reduced to a minimum.
It is the purpose of this work to attempt to describe a method that will
help to bring about this end.
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CHAPTER IX.
THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE UNFIT IN RELATION TO THE STATE.
_Ancient methods of preventing the fertility of the unfit.--Christian
sentiment suppressed inhuman practices--Christian care brings many
defectives to the child-bearing period of life.--The association of
mental and physical defects.--Who are the unfit.--The tendency of
relatives to cast their degenerate kinsfolk on the State.--Our social
conditions manufacture defectives and foster their fertility.--The only
moral force that limits families is inhibition with prudence.
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