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“Eugenics is ... the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.”

Quote by Margaret Sanger

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Margaret Sanger

Margaret Sanger was an American activist and founder of the birth control movement. Born on September 14, 1879, and dying on September 6, 1966, Sanger is renowned for her advocacy of reproductive rights and family planning, which was revolutionary at the time. more

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