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It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by

It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry. – H.L. Mencken, Notebooks, 1956

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Familiarity breeds contempt — and children. – Mark Twain, Notebooks, 1935

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It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins. – Chinese Proverb

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The best contraceptive is a glass of cold water: not before or after, but instead. – Author Unknown

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When the history of civilization is written, it will be a biological history and Margaret Sanger will be its heroine. – H.G. Wells, 1935

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The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. – Jane Addams

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Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead. – Henry Rollins

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Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold. – Yiddish Proverb

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I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. – Alexander Mackenzie

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