Kids, Marriage, and the American Way

Ido not wish to see this country a country of selfish prosperity where those who enjoy the material prosperity think only of the selfish gratification of their own desires, and are content to import from abroad not only their art, not only their literature, but even their babies.” One might think this passage comes from a recent speech by pro-natalist Republican senators, such as Marco Rubio or Josh Hawley. But it was Theodore Roosevelt, in 1911.