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"'If they would rather die,' said Scrooge, 'they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'"
by w0de0 6y ago
"'If they would rather die,' said Scrooge, 'they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'"
- maerF0x0 6y agohttp://www.open-bks.com/library/classics/dickens_charles_carol/carol-11-12.html http://www.open-bks.com/library/classics/dickens_charles_car... The quote is about a one off donation for christmas cheer. Not the long term consequences of a generation long choice.
- w0de0 6y agoThe quote is a reflection of a Malthusian political economy's revolting conception of the poor. A Christmas Carol is a critique of the same. [0] The rich do not have fewer children for reasons of their superior ethics. [0] https://kingscollections.org/exhibitions/specialcollections/charles-dickens-2/victorian-tight-fistedness/scrooge-and-malthus https://kingscollections.org/exhibitions/specialcollections/...
- maerF0x0 6y ago> The rich do not have fewer children for reasons of their superior ethics. That i definitely agree with. Seems to be a mix of education and selfishness
- dennis_jeeves 6y agoScrooge was a wise man...