Civilization Destroyer Cloaked in 'Compassion'
This book is an interesting peek into early 20th century thought, but it reveals a dark side to human justification which laid the foundation for the murder of more than 50 million innocent humans in the United States alone. Though Sanger seems to despise abortion in these pages, calling it a "desperate remedy," "tragic," and "revolting," her philosophy of hedonism-enabling irresponsibility led to the legalization of abortion just as surely as if she had penned the Supreme Court decision herself.
Sanger is frequently over-the-top in her portrayal of marital problems. She only understands "love" from the hedonistic, lustful viewpoint which led her to divorce her first husband and to have at least seven known affairs while married.
Besides her amoral lifestyle, Sanger was a devout eugenicist, wanting to rid the world of the physically and mentally handicapped -- something the modern Progressives would find horribly offensive. Adolph Hitler was thankful of the work of Sanger and her eugenic fellows. Even the KKK invited Sanger to speak on more than one occasion. Her eugenics philosophy is evident in the pages of this book.
Sanger doesn't understand the reasons the church condemned birth control, because she places no value on humility, self-control and responsibility. She portrays women as victims and feeds that victimhood narrative, rather than counseling the reader to turn from self-concern and selfishness.
In the book, she portrays legislators and church leaders as well-meaning, but men who are out of touch with the reality of women's suffering. In reality, she misses the real reasons for the suffering mentioned in the letters Sanger shares; the women have never been trained to achieve good communication with their husbands, to exercise humble restraint, and to portray the fearlessly confident responsibility which is a more effective solution.
