You can make some inferences about a man's character if you know somet…

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You can make some inferences about a man's character if you know something about the conditions in which he has survived and prospered. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2016). The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition, p.24, Oxford University Press
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You can make some inferences about a man's character if you know something about the conditions in which he has survived and prospered. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2016). The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition, p.24, Oxford University Press

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