De propaganda prole quaestio, non secus atque quaelibet quaestio humanam vitam attingens, ultra particulares alias eiusdem generis rationes - cuiusmodi eae sunt, quae biologicae aut psychologicae, demographicae aut sociologicae appellantur
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Questions about family size involve human life generally, going beyond biology or sociology alone.
- In plain terms
- Deciding how many children to have is more than just biology or numbers.
- What can you take from it?
- Family planning involves broader human values than just data.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What factors matter most in family size?
- Should ethics override data?
Another view
It may dismiss empirical data too quickly.
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