Tag: George Bernard Shaw

Eugenics

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I was chatting with a friend recently and he raised the subject of population control. It reminded me of the following video of George Bernard Shaw. Now, I’m a fan of Shaw’s writing, but listening him speak about eugenics sends a shiver down my spine…

“Even in the midst of difficulties and uncertainties, every person sincerely open to truth and goodness can, by the light of reason and the hidden action of grace, come to recognize in the natural law written in the heart the sacred value of human life from its very beginning until its end, and can affirm the right of every human being to have this primary good respected to the highest degree“ – Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae

Wise Words on Wednesday: George Bernard Shaw

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I first came across this quotation in Michael J Fox’s autobiography, “Lucky Man”:

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”

– George Bernard Shaw