Ten Most Harmful Books ...

Paul Mackin paul.mackin at verizon.net
Sat Jun 4 18:03:52 CDT 2005


On Jun 4, 2005, at 1:30 PM, Henry Musikar wrote:
>


>  who can
> deny that "Origin of the Species" has been used as permission for  
> those
> "selected" for power to have their way with "weaker specimens?   
> When it is
> understood, Origin... reminds us that as environments change,  
> different
> variations are best suited for survival, suggesting the utility  
> rather than
> morality of preserving variation.


Not to put too fine a point on  it,  but it's the female of THE  
species  (is deadlier than the male) but the origin of (just plain)  
species.

Book burners check your titles.


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