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Which are the more desirable large families or small families? Which will produce the higher, nobler, cleaner race? Which will bring more pleasure, physically, intellectually, morally and spiritually, into the world? It is not our purpose here to attempt to decide so important a question. That must be left to the individual. There are, doubtless, two sides to the question. Perhaps it would be better to say that the truth lies on both sides. Each individual case must be settled by itself. There are so many conditions and exceptions that general statements express too much or too little. The ultimate decision must be made by clean, conscientious men and women, after mature deliberation. In too many cases the bearing of children is left to passion and blind chance. It should be clearly understood that the methods of limiting offspring are assumed to be pure, chaste, virtuous. The motive which leads to a decision may be pure or impure, noble or ignoble. In the discussion we assume pure motives in the mind of the actor. Some advocates of large families assume base motives in those who seek to limit their offspring. On the other hand, some advocates of small families accuse the other party of pandering to their own want of self-control. But we wish to eliminate all incorrect motives from the discussion as unworthy a place in the mind. Doubtless improper motives do warp the better judgment of many. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)