Tuesday, March 11, 2003

CIVIL LIBERTIES

Back in my college days I did a paper on the eugenics movement of around 100 years ago. It was a terrible movement and deserved its death after the fall of the Nazis. But it's important to remember the history and how strongly influential it was throughout this country as well. As you can see from this linked article, even California had its own terrible laws inflicting harm and detriment to individuals deemed unworthy, unhealthy, or unfit. And this wasn't that long ago.

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