This is a terrible thing to say. In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. It is a horrible thing to say, but it's just as bad not to say it." — Jacques Cousteau, UNESCO Courier (November 1991)
Though it is quite true that any radical eugenic policy will be for many years politically and psychologically impossible, it will be important for Unesco to see that the eugenic problem is examined with the greatest care, and that the public mind is informed of the issues at stake so that much that now is unthinkable may at least become thinkable." — UNESCO Director-general Julian Huxley (1947)
"Central to the issues we are going to have to deal with are: ... the explosive increase in population.... We have been the most successful species ever; we are now a species out of control." — Maurice F. Strong, former UNCED Secretary-General (1992)
"Since its inception, the U.N. has advanced a world-wide program of population control, scientific human breeding, and Darwinism." — Claire Chambers, The SIECUS Circle: A Humanist Revolution (1977)
Has eugenics faded away with time, or has the pseudo science morphed and cloaked itself under new auspices? Were some of the original founders of population control efforts themselves eugenicists? How and when did eugenicists shift from Galton era ideals to Malthusian population control? The history of eugenics is incredibly detailed and expansive, but there are certain issues that are not given as much attention as others. This video presentation attempts to answer these questions and provide a wider perspective on these important issues.
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