What Charles Darwin thinks about family

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British naturalist (1809 to 1882), born in Shrewsbury; sailed as naturalist on the five-year voyage of HMS Beagle from 1831; author of On the Origin of Species.

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1 dated position, c. 1871–1874, in their own words. Our reading of what Charles Darwin has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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   Our readingThere should be open competition so the most able can succeed and raise the most children

   Their wordsThere should be open competition for all men; and the most able should not be prevented by laws or customs from succeeding best and rearing the largest number of offspring.

   ↗The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition, 1874)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book