Eugenicists believed a superior breed of people is achieved through "controlled breeding" and the sterilization of the biologically "unfit." Eugenics proponents based their ideas on the belief that:

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Eugenicists believed that intelligence and moral traits could be inherited, and therefore aimed to breed a superior race by selectively allowing certain individuals to procreate while sterilizing those deemed "unfit." They did not believe that intelligence was solely determined at birth or that it could be learned later in life. While eugenicists did believe that people of low intelligence should not have children, this belief was only one aspect of their larger philosophy of controlled breeding.

Eugenicists Believed a Superior Breed of People Is Achieved Through