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The Voyage of the Beagle Quotes

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. - Charles Darwin (The Voyage of the Beagle Quotes)

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

Source:(P. F. Collier & Son, ed. 1909), Chapter XXI. Mauritius to England, Page 503
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Charles Darwin - The Voyage of the Beagle Quotes
  • Book: The Voyage of the Beagle
  • Writer: Charles Darwin
  • Genre: Science
  • Published: 1839
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