The concept of positive eugenics to produce better human beings has existed at least since Plato 

suggested selective mating to produce a guardian class.

In Sparta, every Spartan child was inspected by the council of elders, the Gerousia, which 

determined if the child was fit to live or not. 

In the early years of ancient Rome, a Roman father was obliged by law 

to immediately kill his child if they were physically disabled.

Among the ancient Germanic tribes, people who were cowardly, unwarlike 

or "stained with abominable vices" were put to death, usually by being drowned in swamps.

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