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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: i

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. – Charles Darwin

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If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. – Charles Darwin

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At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world. – Charles Darwin

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