Home / Quotes / Quote by Charles Darwin

Quote by Charles Darwin

“Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.”

Quote by Charles Darwin

Book:Natural Selection

Work

Natural Selection

Charles Darwin's seminal text introduces the concept of natural selection as the primary mechanism of evolution, offering a comprehensive explanation of how species change over time through the process of survival of the fittest. more

Author

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

You May Also Like

“With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated. We civilized men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination. We build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed and the sick. Thus the weak members of civilized societies propagate their kind. No one who has attended to the breeding of domestic animals will doubt that this must be highly injurious to the race of man. Hardly anyone is so ignorant as to allow his worst animals to breed.”

“It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind.”

Giving Mind Ideas Feelings Individual Easy Wonder Objects Higher Scene Devotion Admiration Adequate Natural Selection Astonishment

Book:Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle: Between the Years 1826 and 1836 ...

Source: Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle: Between the Years 1826 and 1836 ...

“I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense.”

Men Enough Seems Principles Mathematics Extras

Book:The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

Source: The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

“An Affront to the Rule of Law and to the Constitution Itself”

Law Constitution Rule Of Law Affront

Author:John Boehner

“That will be the position I will be in as long as I'm on earth--that is, seeking the right path that God would have laid out for me.”

Long Earth Path Position Seeking Right Path

Author:Sarah Palin

“I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given.”

Believe Country Able Given I Believe Rights Protected Great Hope Inalienable Rights

Author:Sarah Palin

“Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.”

Humans Life Is Process Cells Division Conception

Author:Dick Gephardt

“One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.”

People Made Bigs America Mistake Too Much Republican Contracts Big Mistake

Author:Dick Gephardt

“Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.”

Needs Giving Ideas Helping Purpose Economy Failing Security Proposal Advancing Revive

Author:Dick Gephardt

“I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.”

Action School Law Kings Originals Court Holiday Luther Michigan Affirmative Action Law School Affirmative Sponsors

Author:Dick Gephardt