The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

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Identifikator:: 1775636852

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-164018

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Author:: Knibbs, George Handley http://d-nb.info/gnd/1045010944

Title:: The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Ernest Benn Limited

Year of publication:: (1928)

Scope:: 131 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter X. New malthusianism and man's future

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112 THE SHADOW OF THE WORLD’S FUTURE control of the rates of increase as will be manageable. Should we elect to go on without such adjustments, then future troubles are likely to be serious indeed. One of the most important questions, even at the present time, is a proper selection among the various possibilities of migration, etc. It is self-evident that the world’s empty spaces would be better filled by the progeny of the superior human stocks, rather than by that of the more degenerate. Peoples who are robust physically, temperamentally stable, just, equitable, friendly and forceful in life, mentally well-endowed, have pre-eminent rights not merely in their own interests but in the interests of the world’s future. The gap between human derelicts and degenerates and the finer specimens of humanity is enormous. But there seems unquestionably to be very little intellectual and moral difference between the best of all ages. Mankind is perhaps better organised than in past times, and its information and technology have greatly advanced; the machinery of collective action seems to be in a relatively high position. But the degenerate elements have become assertive, and the signs of disruptive forces, threatening our whole civilisation, are unmistakable. Appeals to the baser elements of human nature are systematically made and with most prejudicial results. Drastic remedies are imperative, and, if the new era is to be a vastly better one, no country can without peril accept migrants without regard to their character. The question is, can human character be favourably affected by more intelligent mating, based upon a deeper concern for the new generation. The destiny of peoples assuredly lies in the hands of those who give birth to, and guide and educate, their children. And all, who have really studied the question, are beginning to realise that the time has arrived when defectives and degenerates should not be allowed to reproduce their kind: when

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