Galton's eccentric, sceptical, observing, flashing, cavalry-leader typ…

John Maynard Keynes
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Galton's eccentric, sceptical, observing, flashing, cavalry-leader type of mind led him eventually to become the founder of the most important, significant and, I would add, genuine branch of sociology which exists, namely eugenics.
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