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Old 05-14-2009, 04:10 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by DirkFTW View Post
I skimmed some of "Pivot of Civilization" where Sanger discusses eugenics. Her main complaint seemed to be that while eugenics as she understood it is effective and good, it can be too narrow in application, resulting in for example a society of only brute soldiers bred for war. She seemed to push for a hybrid where the "fit" were still diverse in talents, giving us artisans, poets, dancers, warriors, statesmen, etc.

Of course, this is from a quick skim...
My take on her view is that she thought the appropriate course was more class based than race based (as the 'Galtonion' eugenicists emphasized)...that is, she was more concerned about the dummies than the darkies.
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