We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish repli…

Richard Dawkins
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We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2016). The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition, p.221, Oxford University Press
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