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... death competition for the possession of fertile lands was reasonable enough in the past , but it has now become a folly . Interna- tional government , business organization , and birth control should make the world comfortable for ...
... death competition for the possession of fertile lands was reasonable enough in the past , but it has now become a folly . Interna- tional government , business organization , and birth control should make the world comfortable for ...
Page 284
... death which , in one way or another , the modern seeks to forget or to circum- vent or avoid . Death is our name for nature's final and im- placable defeat ; just as birth is our name for nature's special reiterated triumph . But except ...
... death which , in one way or another , the modern seeks to forget or to circum- vent or avoid . Death is our name for nature's final and im- placable defeat ; just as birth is our name for nature's special reiterated triumph . But except ...
Page 328
... death - rates ; I have talked about them for two reasons . Firstly , they are the only means we have of comparing the health of two trades or two nations ; and I think that there is a very close connection between health and happiness ...
... death - rates ; I have talked about them for two reasons . Firstly , they are the only means we have of comparing the health of two trades or two nations ; and I think that there is a very close connection between health and happiness ...
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