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He also thought that circumcision should be done as early as possible as it would not be as likely to be done by someone's own free will.<ref name="james1976" /> He claimed that the [[foreskin]] prevented semen from reaching the vagina and so should be done as a way to increase the nation's population.<ref>{{REFweb
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