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Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist renowned for his contributions to the theory of evolution. He independently proposed the theory of natural selection during his explorations in South America, sharing the honor of evolutionary theory with Charles Darwin. Wallace also conducted extensive research in entomology, botany, and geography.

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Famous Alfred Russel Wallace Quotes

“There might have been a hundred or a thousand life-bearing planets, had the course of evolution of the universe been a little different, or there might have been none at all. They would probably add, that, as life and man have been produced, that shows that their production was possible; and therefore, if not now then at some other time, if not here then in some other planet of some other sun, we should be sure to have come into existence; or if not precisely the same as we are, then something a little better or a little worse.”

“There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter”

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Book:Alfred Russel Wallace: An Anthology of His Shorter Writings

Source: Alfred Russel Wallace: An Anthology of His Shorter Writings

“Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time”

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Author:Alfred Russel Wallace

“What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters”

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Author:Alfred Russel Wallace