{"id":54956,"date":"2014-10-31T09:33:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T13:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=54956"},"modified":"2014-11-01T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T17:19:07","slug":"what-the-world-would-have-missed-if-some-parents-refused-having-more-than-two-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/what-the-world-would-have-missed-if-some-parents-refused-having-more-than-two-children\/","title":{"rendered":"What the world would have missed if some parents refused having more than two children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>There really is no such thing as having \u201conly\u201d one or two children, because having babies is not a numbers game. Rather, it has to do with welcoming souls into the world, however many there may be.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Margaret Sanger, who came from a large family herself, failed to see babies as individuals with the potential to improve society and instead saw them as probable burdens to themselves and society. \u201cThe immorality of large families lies not only in their injury to the members of those families but in their injury to society,\u201d wrote Sanger in a chapter titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/1013\/5.html\">The Wickedness of Large Families<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But here is a look at some remarkable people that the world would never have known\u00a0if their parents had abided by the sociological dictates of a post-Sanger U.S. national average (2.01 children per woman or less) &#8211; and society is certainly thankful they didn&#8217;t:<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-55109\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-24-at-3.11.22-PM-276x300.png\" alt=\"Benjamin Franklin\" width=\"176\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-24-at-3.11.22-PM-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-24-at-3.11.22-PM.png 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>Benjamin Franklin, 8th child (of 17)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If some people today had a say then, they would likely conclude the Franklins had their hands full well before Benjamin came along. But this internationally respected inventor, natural philosopher, diplomat, writer, publisher, and statesman was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harriet Tubman, 5th child (of 9)<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-55100\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Harriet-Tubman-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"Harriet Tubman\" width=\"160\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Harriet-Tubman-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Harriet-Tubman.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born into certainly less than ideal circumstances, this Maryland slave girl fought for her freedom and the freedom of others as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, and also served as a spy, cook, nurse, and scout for the Union Army during the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-54974\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grace-Kelly-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Kelly\" width=\"160\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grace-Kelly-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grace-Kelly.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><strong>Grace Kelly, 3rd child (of 4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of America\u2019s most classy and beloved actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood also became Princess of Monaco and a mother of three children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Capra, 7th child (of 7)<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-55294\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-28-at-11.34.50-AM-199x300.png\" alt=\"Frank Capra\" width=\"171\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-28-at-11.34.50-AM-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-28-at-11.34.50-AM.png 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not surprising that the director of\u00a0<em>It&#8217;s A Wonderful Life<\/em>\u00a0and other touching American classics came\u00a0from a large family. What better way to\u00a0learn how precious and unique each life is, no matter how many! There are no accidents.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54975\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tim-Tebow-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Tebow\" width=\"160\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tim-Tebow-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tim-Tebow.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>Tim Tebow, 5th child (of 5<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>The baby from a difficult pregnancy whom medical experts forebode to a life of disability\u00a0grew to be one of America\u2019s most popular athletes. Tebow helped lead Florida to a national championship and became a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-55007\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_Bryant-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Bryant\" width=\"160\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_Bryant-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_Bryant.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>Paul \u201cBear\u201d Bryant, 11th child (of 12)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This second-youngest of a dozen in a poor family grew to become a football coaching legend who developed the winning tradition of one of the most influential legacies in sports, the Alabama Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-55005 \" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-10.13.55-PM-230x300.png\" alt=\"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\" width=\"166\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-10.13.55-PM-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-10.13.55-PM.png 479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 7th child (of 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mozart, the youngest of seven, was\u00a0a musical prodigy, creating timeless masterpieces that are still performed\u00a0and cherished today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-55003\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Clarabartonwcbbrady-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"Clara Barton\" width=\"171\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Clarabartonwcbbrady-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Clarabartonwcbbrady.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>Clara Barton, 5th child (of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American Red Cross was founded by this courageous little sister who braved the Civil War battlefields to save soldiers\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-55288\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Motto_frederick_douglass_2-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"Frederick Douglass\" width=\"166\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Motto_frederick_douglass_2-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Motto_frederick_douglass_2.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/>Frederick Douglass, 4th child (of 6)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (he later adopted the last name &#8220;Douglass&#8221; after reading a Sir Walter Scott poem) \u00a0was likely not only a younger sibling\u00a0but a child conceived by rape on a Maryland plantation. His resilient mother, Harriet Bailey, was a woman of strong intellect despite a life of slavery, and this trait was clearly imparted to the man whose oratory is a timeless contribution to American governance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-54976 size-medium\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Princess_Diana_Cannes-149x300.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Diana\" width=\"149\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Princess_Diana_Cannes-149x300.jpg 149w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Princess_Diana_Cannes.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/> <strong>Princess Diana, 4th child (of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The compassionate and outreaching Princess of Wales was dubbed \u201cthe people\u2019s princess\u201d by Prime Minister Tony Blair, and she mothered Great Britain\u2019s future King William V.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54981\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-5.07.32-PM-251x300.png\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson\" width=\"219\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-5.07.32-PM-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-21-at-5.07.32-PM.png 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Jefferson, 3rd child (of 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of America\u2019s founders and Renaissance men, Jefferson was an inventor and architect and wordsmith. He authored the Declaration of Independence and served as Virginia Governor, Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President, and finally 3rd President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-54977\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Alexander-Fleming-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Fleming\" width=\"183\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Alexander-Fleming-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Alexander-Fleming-492x700.jpg 492w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Alexander-Fleming.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><strong>Sir Alexander Fleming, 7th child (of 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This second-youngest of eight was a Nobel Prizewinning microbiologist for his role in discovering the antibiotic properties of penicillin. Can you imagine a life of infections before the availability of antibiotics?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louis Pasteur, 3rd child (of 5)<\/strong><br \/>\nWe have the third child of a poor tanner to thank for providing an <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-54978\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tableau_Louis_Pasteur-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tableau_Louis_Pasteur\" width=\"217\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tableau_Louis_Pasteur-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tableau_Louis_Pasteur.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>effective way to protect us and our pets against the fatal rabies virus and a host of other diseases through the process of vaccination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-55300\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Harvey-Wiley-laboratory.jpg\" alt=\"Harvey Wiley\" width=\"215\" height=\"246\" \/>Harvey Wiley, 6th child (of 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s \u201cCrusading Chemist\u201d pioneered national food safety by advocating the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, outlawing dangerous food additives and requiring companies to label their products accurately.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty more individuals that could be added to such a list. Whom would you include?<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth considering that regardless of birth order, large families often provide an enriching environment of personality that positively influences even the oldest siblings. I personally attest to this as the eldest of 9!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There really is no such thing as having \u201conly\u201d one or two children, because having babies is not a numbers game. Rather, it has to do with welcoming souls into the world, however many there may be. 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