I ran into this quote this morning as I was reading Doug Phillip's blog. Tell us your thoughts.
Probably the most subversive and effective strategy we might undertake would be one of militant fecundity: abundant, relentless, exuberant, and defiant childbearing. Given the reluctance of modern men and women to be fruitful and multiply, it would not be difficult, surely, for the devout to accomplish—in no more than a generation or two—a demographic revolution. Such a course is quite radical, admittedly, and contrary to the spirit of the age, but that is rather the point, after all. It would mean often forgoing certain material advantages, and forfeiting a great deal of our leisure; it would often prove difficult to sustain a two-career family or to be certain of a lavish retirement. But if it is a war we want, we should not recoil from sacrifice.1
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Art, I wouldn't want to be the 12th child in a family and come across this in my father's journal. I wouldn't want to be part of a revolution but I would want to be part of a reformation. I'd rather experience my parent's love as so full that it overflows into a house full of children. Don't use me to "make a point" or win an election. But a full pew of children who would sing like Andy, Sam, and Emily would be glorious!
Larry
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