== History of the notion of baby eating in Western Civilization ==
== History of the notion of baby eating in Western Civilization ==
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In 1729, [[Jonathon Swift]] wrote a satirical pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal” which suggested that the children of the poor should be eaten.
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In 1729, the Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer Jonathon Swift wrote a satirical pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal” which suggested that the children of the poor should be eaten.