tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post8469367144254920648..comments2023-09-25T03:24:47.621-07:00Comments on ramblinboy: Shining Pathreddoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823251385710299262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post-50558581163570613142010-12-20T08:36:17.108-08:002010-12-20T08:36:17.108-08:00Did you steal this post from Olberman?Did you steal this post from Olberman?Contraryhttp://contraryintexas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post-90479119228933019652010-12-20T04:46:01.439-08:002010-12-20T04:46:01.439-08:00The ruling was written by Justice Oliver Wendell H...The ruling was written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. In support of his argument that the interest of the states in a "pure" gene pool outweighed the interest of individuals in their bodily integrity, he argued:<br /><br />“We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives. It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the State for these lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those concerned, to prevent our being swamped with incompetence. <br /><br />It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime, or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. ”<br /><br />Holmes concluded his argument by declaring that "Three generations of imbeciles are enough".[5]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com