Quote#Children
The following question had been much in my mind. How is it possible…
Quote byFrancis Galton · 1822–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Memories of My Life (1908), Ch. XX Heredity (1909 ed.).
English (original)
The following question had been much in my mind. How is it possible for a population to remain alike in its features, as a whole, during many successive generations, if the average produce of each couple resemble their parents? Their children are not alike but vary...
— Francis Galton
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