[kipita]

I think Woodrow Wilson was a predictable product of the thinking at the time due to the effects of Darwinism. This thinking also spawned the eugenics movement.

"The eugenics movement concentrated on differences: its roots in scientific racism looked to the differences between the white and other races, while the family studies created a distinction between fit and unfit white folks. There are two types of eugenics:

"negative eugenics"-- the reduction of the excessively large number of births among the less favored, with the widespread use of contraception, sterilization and abortion.

"positive eugenics"-- increased production of the "fit"; can be advanced through artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization and genetic engineering."

[an amused spectator]

"negative eugenics" & "positive eugenics"

Dang! Why I've always loved Free Republic. You learn something new every day. Thanx!