There are three ways of securing a society that shall be stable as reg…

Bertrand Russell
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There are three ways of securing a society that shall be stable as regards population. The first is that of birth control, the second that of infanticide or really destructive wars, and the third that of general misery except for a powerful minority. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2012). The Impact of Science on Society, p.117, Routledge
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