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Thus, from this war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely the production of the higher animals directly follows. There is grandeur in this view of life . . . from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.—Darwin, On the Origin of Species1(p490)
She held herself upright, and often threw her head a little backwards, as if she defied the world with her joyousness.—Darwin, memorial for Annie2(p359)
This year we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). His foundational On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life was published in London, England, on Thursday, November 24, 1859; the first edition of 1250 copies sold out within 24 hours. A second edition of 3000 copies with . . . [Full Text of this Article]
James C. Harris, MD
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