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The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man's new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit.
The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man's new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit.
Approximate author period: c. 1899 AD · industrial
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- Nikola Tesla
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- Approximate author period: c. 1899 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Nikola Tesla: life dates 1856 to 1943. Wikidata Q9036, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9036 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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