Laudator Temporis Acti: Eugenics and Dysgenics

Eugenics and Dysgenics

Plato, Menexenus 237 a (tr. Tom Griffith):

Why were they good? Because they were born of good ancestry.

ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν.

Shakespeare, Cymbeline 4.2.26:

Cowards father cowards and base things sire base.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 5:12 AM

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