“I cannot favour laws such as that of Idaho, which allows sterilization of 'mental defectives, epileptics, habitual criminals, moral degenerates, and sex perverts.' The last two categories here are very vague . . . The law of Idaho would have justified the sterilization of Socrates, Plato, Julius Caesar, and St. Paul.” TwoLastsLawSexMoralCriminalsCategoriesVaguePlatoFavourJustifiedHabitualDegeneratesJuliusIdahoSterilizationEpileptics Book:Bertrand Russell's Best Source: Bertrand Russell's Best