Usually this desire [for family limitation] has been laid to economic pressure... It has asserted itself among the rich and among the poor, among the intelligent and the unintelligent. It has been manifested in such horrors as infanticide, child abandonment and abortion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Family limitation desires span all classes and manifest in extreme actions.
- In plain terms
- People across all backgrounds want to limit family size, sometimes leading to harm.
- What can you take from it?
- Universal desire for birth control exists regardless of wealth or intelligence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people limit family size?
- What drives extreme reproductive choices?
Another view
It generalizes complex motivations into a single desire.
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