Quote#Wisdom
Where the environment is too soft and luxurious and no strife is…
Quote byMadison Grant · 1865–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Passing of the Great Race (1916), Page 20..
English (original)
Where the environment is too soft and luxurious and no strife is required for survival, not only are weak strains and individuals allowed to survive and encouraged to breed but the strong types also grow fat mentally and physically.
— Madison Grant
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