...existence, and in a passage which would have delighted the cynical philosopher of Malmesbury, had declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another or with external nature ; and Lyell and Herbert had made considerable use of it. But Hobbes in his theory of society and Darwin...

...the Comparison of Domestic Races and true Species.' De Candolle, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another,...Seeing the contented face of nature, this may at first well be doubted ; but reflection will inevitably prove it to be true. The war, however, is not constant,...

...must fall on larva — curious speculation of the effect (which) changes in it would bring in parent. or with external nature. Seeing the contented face...doubted ; but reflection will inevitably prove it is too true. The war, however, is not constant, but only recurrent in a slight degree at short periods...

...quotations will suffice to indicate his views : — " De Candolle, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another, or with external nature. ... It is the doctrine of Malthus applied in most cases with tenfold force. . . . Even slow-breeding...

...the Comparison of Domestic Races and true Species." DECANDOLLE, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another,...Seeing the contented face of nature, this may at first well be doubted; but reflection will inevitably prove it to be true. The war, however, is not constant,...

...the Comparison of Domestic Races and True Species" De Candolle, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another,...Seeing the contented face of nature, this may at first well be doubted; but reflection will inevitably prove it to be true. The war, however, is not constant,...

...existence, and in a passage which would have delighted the cynical philosopher of Malmesbury, had declared that all Nature is at war, one organism with another or with external Nature; and Lyell and Herbert had made considerable use of it. But Hobbes in his theory of society, and Darwin...

...secondary means do exist. NATURAL MEANS OF SELECTION De Candolle, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another,...doubted; but reflection will inevitably prove it is too true. The war, however, is not constant, but only recurrent in a slight degree at short periods...

...and they could turn to Darwin himself, who wrote, "DeCandolle, in an eloquent passage, has declared that all nature is at war, one organism with another,...but reflection will inevitably prove it is true." It is also easy to see how Darwin could be used as a justification for an uncaring, competitive society....

...theory public for the first time in a paper delivered to the Linnean Society in I 858. The paper begins, "All nature is at war, one organism with another, or with external nature."* In The Origin of Specirs, Darwin is more specific about the character of this war: "There must be in...