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Old 01-31-2008, 10:45 PM   #78 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Banjo View Post
Not just that, the members of the group are pretty oblivious to the fact that AGB was one of the most powerful advocates of eugenics which inspired the Third Reich (Nazi) to start practicing eugenics leading to a massive genocide. It's quite amazing considering the fact that his mother and wife were deaf yet he was so opposed to sign language and advocated for the sterilization of deaf people.

AGB is not a man to look up. Period. Not with all the horrific experiments and advocating all sorts of laws making life hell for the deaf people.
I couldn't agree with you more. Alexander Graham Bell was a despicable man.
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