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Moreover, marriage leads to the creation and preservation of intergenerational wealth. Even as far back as Shakespeare's time, people recognized that parental legitimacy conferred social and economic benefits on children that even moral perfection could scarcely equal. In "King Lear," Edgar, the lust son of the Earl of Gloucester, questioned society's judgment of him, regaling the system of marriage and legitimate birth as a cruel joke. "Wherefore should I stand in the plague of custom and allow the curiosity of nations to deprive me [of my inheritance] ?" he regaled. But the reality is that legitimacy confers a name, and a name becomes a legacy. Legacies, in turn, create nations and empires.
It is precisely at this point that we begin to fall apart as a society, and the true costs of naked individualism, the "if it feels good, do it" mentality becomes clear. People like Nadia Suleyman, the infamous "Octo-Mom," exemplify the effects of this mentality at its extreme. While it's all well and good for her to go around having 14 children, including octuplets, out of wedlock, it's society that ends up paying the price. Although free to make an individual (and some would say selfish) choice, she must now rely on society to supply her children with medical care and housing.Children of married couples are more likely to graduate from college and enjoy a higher degree of more success than those raised by single parents. [...] marriage leads to the creation and preservation of intergenerational wealth.See the full content of this document
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The Age of the American Lust Child
My columns and other writings have long chronicled the decline of moral values in America. However, I must admit to being absolutely shocked when I read recently that the Centers for Disease Control has estimated that nearly 40 percent of U.S. births in 2007 oc...
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