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If men excel women in many fields, the average mental power of men must be higher
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What Charles Darwin actually said
- Charles Darwin British naturalist (1809 to 1882), born in Shrewsbury
We may also infer, from the law of the deviation from averages, so well illustrated by Mr. Galton, in his work on ‘Hereditary Genius,’ that if men are capable of a decided pre-eminence over women in many subjects, the average of mental power in man must be above that of woman.
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↗The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition, 1874)gutenberg.org
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