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  • Luke Muehlhauser
  • Lyn Alden
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How Children Went from Worthless to Priceless

Children are our future, but it’s only recently that they’ve been valued as such.

Colonial Americans buried infants without fuss, but in the 20th century, parents read books that advised them on how to cope with the unbearable loss of a child.

Source: How Children Went from Worthless to Priceless

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