“The Civilized… murder their children by producing too many of them without being able to provide for their well-being. Morality or theories of false virtue stimulate them to manufacture cannon fodder, anthills of conscripts who are forced to sell themselves out of poverty. This improvident paternity is a false virtue, the selfishness of pleasure.”
Quote by Charles Fourier
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Charles Fourier
Charles Fourier (April 7, 1772 - October 10, 1837) was a French philosopher, economist, and sociologist, one of the representatives of utopian socialism. Fourier's ideas had a profound impact on later generations, especially his vision of the ideal society of the future. more
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