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Stuff You Missed in History Class

G. K. Chesterton’s Fight Against Eugenics

Mar 8, 2023
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G.K. Chesterton was a prolific writer across many genres, including fiction, poetry, journalism, literary criticism, biography, social criticism, theology, and Christian apologetics. He was also a vocal critic of eugenics.

Research:

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