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A stupid person.

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  • This family has been traced back to the War of the Revolution, when a young soldier named Martin Kallikak seduced a feeble-minded girl.
  • One of the most notorious of these clans was the so-called Kallikak family.
  • Another family called the Kallikak family, which has been made the subject of investigation, is a still better example of heredity.
  • (Footnote: The name Kallikak is fictitious.)
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