i would say that it is a privilege, rather than a right, just like all of the freedoms we are entitled to through the U.S. constitution. Admittedly, our courts and government have defined and enforced many freedoms we have as "rights," but to take the argument reductio ad absurdium, what's to stop the rest of the world's armies from toppling our government and instituting totalitarian rule?

That being said, I think being a responsible, intellectual, educated adult calls for limiting yourself. that doesn't mean i know the right answer for how many kids you should have, but rather, how many kids do you think is responsible.

personally, in my culture, families are traced through the fathers. as such, i am the last nicolai. yes, I have sisters, and cousins, but my dad was the only one of his brothers who had male children surviving beyond childhood. i feel a responsibility to my ancestors and to my culture to make sure my family continues.

but before i do any of that, first i gotta find a girl.