“The spectre of eugenics, which reached its culmination in Nazi Germany, haunts both politicians and public. The fear that the ability to monitor and select for desirable characteristics will lead to the subjugation of the undesirableor the merely unfashionableis well-founded.” —The Future of Mind Control (Economist)
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