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But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Animal Animal Life Beginning Beyond Forms Infinitely Life Look Must Now Other Principle See Some Varied

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I am decidedly of the opinion that in very many instances we can trace such a necessary connexion, especially among birds, and often with more complete success than in the case which I have here attempted to explain.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Am Among Attempted Birds Case Complete Explain Here Many More Necessary Often Opinion Success Than Trace Very Which I Am

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I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Admire All Religions Am Much Religions See Thankful I Am I Can

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I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Among Many Men Races Religions Since Wandered

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I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Back Every Evil Found George Great Henry Hold Political Social Will Wrong

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I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday the very best, most earnest and most impressive preacher it has ever been my fortune to meet with, but it produced no effect whatever on my mind.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Almost Been Best Earnest Effect Ever Every Family Fortune Half Heard Impressive Know Meet Mind Most Preacher Produced Spent Tuesday Very Whatever Year You

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It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Accordance Adapted Animals Been Consider Custom Fixed Generally Habits History Instincts Natural Natural History Organization Point Structure Take Them Writers

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Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Admitted Form Matter Modification Time

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The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Conclusion Considerations Does Essentially Exist Fact Force Important In Fact Inconceivable Lead Matter Nothing Philosophically Understood Us Very

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There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Agency Believing Cause Conceive Contradiction Development Human Matter Mind Minds Once Through

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Scientist

Born: January 8th, 1823

Died: November 7th, 1913

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