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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes

The very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason. - Charles Darwin (The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes)

The very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason.

Source:(John Murray, ed. 1871), Volume I, Part I. On the Descent of Man, Chapter III. Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals, Page 103
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Charles Darwin - The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes
  • Book: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
  • Writer: Charles Darwin
  • Genre: Science
  • Published: 1871
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