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be regarded as illegitimate, even if its parents
have been united in marriage by the Pope
at St. Peter’s. The shadow of contempt will
not fall on the unmarried tender mother of a
radiantly healthy child, but on the legitimate
or illegitimate mother of a being made
degenerate by the misdeeds of its forefathers.
In a much discussed drama called The
Lion’s Whelp, there occurs the following
dialogue between an older and younger man:
The Older Man: The next century will be the
century of the child, just as this century has been
the woman’s century. When the child gets his
rights, morality will be perfected. Then every man
will know that he is bound to the life which he
has produced with other bonds, than those imposed
by society and the laws. You understand that a
man cannot be released from his duty as father
even if he travels around the world; a kingdom
can be given and taken away, but not fatherhood.
The Youth: I know this.
The Older Man: But in this all righteousness
is still not fulfilled—in man’s carefully preserving
the life which he has called into existence. No
man can early enough think over the other question,
whether and when he has the right to call life
into existence.
This dialogue has supplied me with a title
for this book. It is the point of departure
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