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Who should we kill?
A meditation on #MargaretSanger's mal mot, "The most merciful thing that the large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
[From M. Sanger, Women and the New Race (1920).]
A meditation on #MargaretSanger's mal mot, "The most merciful thing that the large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
[From M. Sanger, Women and the New Race (1920).]
Oddly, I grew up thinking that mercy granted life, extended life, ameliorated pain or difficulty, removed unjustly imposed restrictions on liberty.
You know what I mean. You've granted mercies to others.
They arrived late after you labored to prepare a meal.
You know what I mean. You've granted mercies to others.
They arrived late after you labored to prepare a meal.
They failed to take care and caused damage to property, knocking over a lamp or running into your rear bumper.
Thousands of small acts of thoughtlessness or lack of self-awareness intrude on our peace, our contentment.
Thousands of small acts of thoughtlessness or lack of self-awareness intrude on our peace, our contentment.
