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Some human expressions can hardly be understood unless humans once lived in an animal-like condition
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- Charles Darwin British naturalist (1809 to 1882), born in Shrewsbury
With mankind some expressions, such as the bristling of the hair under the influence of extreme terror, or the uncovering of the teeth under that of furious rage, can hardly be understood, except on the belief that man once existed in a much lower and animal-like condition.
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↗The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872)gutenberg.org
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