Anticipations Chapter 9 Part 2

The H. G. Wells Library · Jul 1, 2026 · 28m · transcript

In which the tumultuous and often contradictory attitudes towards sex and reproduction in contemporary society are laid bare, revealing a chaos of secret shames and misplaced moral rigidity that hampers honest discourse and practical progress. Among the contemplations on birth, education, morality, and social order, the vision emerges of a future republic devoted to elevating human efficiency and responsibility, where the welfare of the child and the quality of human life are paramount, and where the old hypocrisies give way to a clearer-eyed and more deliberate stewardship of the race.