The essence of Darwinism lies in its claim that natural selection crea…

Stephen Jay Gould
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The essence of Darwinism lies in its claim that natural selection creates the fit. Variation is ubiquitous and random in direction. It supplies raw material only. Natural selection directs the course of evolutionary change. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (1992). Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History, p.44, W. W. Norton & Company
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