This book's like black holes. It really engulfes you whole.
It is worth remembering one of the important lessons of the Buck story: a small number of zealous advocates can have an impact on the law that defies both science and conventional wisdom.
Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell
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It is worth remembering one of the important lessons of the Buck story: a small number of zealous advocates can have an impact on the law that defies both science and conventional wisdom.
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