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Margaret Sanger stated that the most merciful thing a large family can do is kill an infant member.
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Is it true that Margaret Sanger stated that the most merciful thing a large family can do is kill an infant member?
Yes. Wikiquote records this as a sourced quotation of Margaret Sanger. Its sourcing note: Chapter 5, "The Wickedness of Creating Large Families."
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Chapter 5, "The Wickedness of Creating Large Families."
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Wikiquote: Margaret Sanger. (n.d.). Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger
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