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Who said: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."

From where was it originally printed? And what is your source?
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gno | 2 years, 12 months ago
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Clarence Darrow spoke this famous line (which is very commonly misattributed to Charles Darwin). You may remember Clarence Darrow as the famous American lawyer who was the Defense lawyer in the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925).

The words you quote above were first spoken (not written) most likely during the Scopes Monkey Trial (in which Darrow channeled Darwin's way of thinking in order to defend the education of Darwin's teachings - hence the common miscredit).

It was then quoted in print in the work entitled: "Improving the Quality of Life for the Black Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities". This was a Congressional record from 1987.

Then somewhere circa 1997 (yes, this saying didn't really start to catch attention until then!) or so, some idiot with an email address and too much time started attributing the quote to Darwin, which is false. By the way, the proper quote ends with:
"...but rather the one most adaptable to change."

If you doubt the veracity of what I write, then I challenge you to read "The Origin of Species", and all of Darwin's other works. You won't find the quote anywhere in there!

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sarabond | 2 years, 12 months ago Report

thank you for this. i was debating with a friend and couldn't figure it out. you have shed light on a very darkened convo to where i hope my friend and i can grow from :)

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aafg69 | 1 year, 3 months ago Report

even in the current issue of harvard business review they said it is a quote from Darwin, how powerful was that email :O

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mandelyn | 2 years, 12 months ago
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Charles Darwin

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jeremyjordantexas | 2 years, 12 months ago
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Charles Darwin.
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wonderlandanswers | 2 years, 12 months ago
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Charles Darwin

according to http://creatingminds.org/quotes/change.htm, http://www.quotegarden.com/change.html, http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin and numerous other quote-related websites.

Side note, you may be interested in this documentary entitled, "The Genius of Charles Darwin":
videos:

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