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I am almost convinced (quite contrary to opinion I started with) that…

Quote byCharles Darwin · 1809–1882

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), volume II, chapter II: "The Growth of the 'Origin of Species' — 1843-1856", page 23; letter to J.D. Hooker (11 January 1844).

English (original)

I am almost convinced (quite contrary to opinion I started with) that species are not (it is like confessing a murder) immutable.

— Charles Darwin

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