Some people objected it to it because it involved the state, some because it involved the reduction of human life to the status of a product of manufacture, some for both reasons, some for others too. I don’t think that it is true that the reason eugenics fell into disrepute is entirely because of that first objection, and I certainly don’t think that putting an assertion in capital letters with a bunch of asterisks will settle the matter.

About the Author
Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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