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It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge.
Havelock Ellis
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Havelock Ellis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1859
Born: February 2
Died: 1939
Died: July 8
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Henry Havelock Ellis
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Still, whether we like it or not, the task of speeding up the decrease of the human population becomes increasingly urgent.
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The mother is really a more immediate parent than the father because one is born from the mother, and the first experience of any infant is the mother.
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Those persons who are burning to display heroism may rest assured that the course of social evolution will offer them every opportunity.
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