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The marriage-bed is the most degenerating influence of the social order.

— Margaret Sanger Misattributed

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More quotes by Margaret Sanger

The campaign for birth control is not merely of eugenic value, but is practically identical with the final aims of eugenics.

Birth Control Review (1918)

It is apparent that nothing short of contraceptives can put an end to the horrors of abortion and infanticide.

Woman and the New Race (1922)

Let us not confuse the sexual impulse with love, for it alone is not love, but merely a necessary quality for the growth of love.

What Every Girl Should Know (1913)

I cannot respect the law as it exists today.

1916 flyer for Sanger's first clinic, stating "Do not kill, do not take life, but prevent."

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