Every single case of inherited defect, every malformed child, every congenitally tainted human being brought into this world is of infinite importance to that poor individual; but it is of scarcely less importance to the rest of us and to all of our children who must pay in one way or another for these biological and racial mistakes.
Margaret SangerWoman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man's attitude may be, that problem is hers - and before it can be his, it is hers alone.
Margaret SangerAs a cause becomes more and more successful, the ideas of the people engaged in it are bound to change.
Margaret SangerAs often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I have felt as though I were entering a cathedral with prayer in my heart.
Margaret SangerThe first right of every child is to be wanted, to be desired, to be planned for with an intensity of love that gives it its title to being.
Margaret Sanger