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Eugenics will never work – thankfully

Adam Rutherford differentiates between the alleviation of individual suffering and the overall ‘improvement’ of the people as decreed by the state

issue 05 February 2022

  • Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

    Adam Rutherford

    Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 278, £12

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