EPISODE · Mar 8, 2026 · 36 MIN
The New Machiavelli Chapter 12
from The H. G. Wells Library · host H. G. Wells
In which the narrator reflects candidly on the intricate entanglements of sex, marriage, and the evolving role of women within the social and political spheres of contemporary England, recognising an urgent need to reconsider the foundations of family and parenthood in modern statecraft. He reveals how these intimate and often forbidden questions intertwine with his political ambitions, leading him to advocate boldly for the public endowment of motherhood as essential to the future vitality of the nation.
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In which the narrator reflects candidly on the intricate entanglements of sex, marriage, and the evolving role of women within the social and political spheres of contemporary England, recognising an urgent need to reconsider the foundations of family and parenthood in modern statecraft. He reveals how these intimate and often forbidden questions intertwine with his political ambitions, leading him to advocate boldly for the public endowment of motherhood as essential to the future vitality of the nation.
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