Historic Humanist Series

"I have always discovered-- indeed, I have always known-- that it is not enough just to know one great truth. Truth must be lived-- not merely passively accepted. Truth must be lived, even though your truth makes you a minority of one."

Margaret Sanger was honored with the 1957 Humanist of the Year award by the AHA in recognition of her lifetime service to the cause of reproductive freedom and family planning. In 1916, she founded the Planned Parenthood Federation, the oldest and most respected of family planning organizations. Planned Parenthood serves more than three million clients annually and is a founder and the largest contributing member of International Family Planning. Sanger's great truth-- that every child should be a wanted child-- has become the bedrock of family- planning services the world over.

--Wayne Wilson