- Carol McNeil: Couldn't we have a Christmas tree?
- Russ McNeil: I seem to remember last year you called them 'sentimental' and 'decadent'.
- Carol McNeil: This year I feel sentimental and decadent.
- The President: [public broadcast] Bearing a child is considered the greatest of crimes, punishable by death.
- public announcement: The Society is delighted to announce that stabilizing infancies have made it possible to increase the caloric allotment to every citizen to 1600 units per day.
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- public announcement: Attention all citizens! Attention all citizens! Stand by for an important announcement from the President of the Society. This announcement will bring you the result of the deliberation of the World Federation Council. Attention all citizens!
- The President: [public broadcast] My fellow citizens! It is with a heavy heart that I bring you the findings of the Council. After deliberating for the last four months in the unceasing effort to find a solution to the devastating problem of overpopulation threatening to destroy what remains of our planet the World Federation Council has considered and rejected all half-way measures advanced by the various regional scientific bodies. We have also rejected proposals for euthanasia and mass sterilization. The World Council has nevertheless reached a unanimous decision. I quote: "Because it has been agreed by the nations of the world that the Earth can no longer sustain a continuously increasing population, as of today, first of January, we join with all other nations of the world in the following edict: Child bearing is herewith forbidden!"