Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

H.G. Wells

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Topic

Education Human destructiveness

Author

H.G. Wells

Source

The Outline of History

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Wells, H. G. The Outline of History. George Newnes, 1920.

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No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

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Author

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Source
Woman and the New Race
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Sanger, Margaret. Woman and the New Race. Brentano's, 1920, ch. 8.