What Matthew Arnold thinks about family
English poet and cultural critic (1822 to 1888); author of Culture and Anarchy.
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1 dated position, c. 1867–1869, in their own words. Our reading of what Matthew Arnold has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingNo one is excused for having children if it makes him or others lead a servile and ignoble life
Their wordsAnd as no man is to be excused in having horses or pictures, if his having them hinders his own or others' progress towards perfection and makes them lead a servile and ignoble life, so is no man to be excused for having children if his having them makes him or others lead this.
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