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MANY centuries have passed since Alouin of York wrote that “Since the time of King Aelfwold . . . the land has been absolutely submerged under a flood of fornication, adultery and incest, so that the very semblance of modesty is entirely absent”, but variations on the same theme are still played to-day. Since the outbreak of the War, indeed, they have been both numerous and persistent. In part, such dismal wailings may be discounted as the product of present-day tension and upheaval, but after all allowance has been made for this, a nucleus of truth remains. It is a fact that conditions of war almost invariably lead to an increase in sexual promiscuity, and even the least bigoted among us can scarcely fail to be disquieted.
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SEX EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE. Nature 152, 582–583 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152582a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/152582a0