...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...lives for others. would on an average perish in larger number than other men. Therefore it seems scarcely possible (bearing in mind that we are not here speaking...

...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...his noble nature. The bravest men, who were always willingto come to the front in war, and who freely risked their lives for others, would on an average...

...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...noble nature. The bravest men, who were always willing tocome to the front in war, and who freely risked their lives for others, would on an average perish...

...killed. The point need not be laboured : what Darwin said of even ancient times is true to.day : " The bravest men, who were always willing to come to...average perish in larger numbers than other men." Our suspicion that war has a dysgenic influence grows when we think of countries with a voluntary system...

...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...gifted with such virtues, or that the standard of their excel" lence, could be increased through natural selection, that is, .' by the survival of the fittest;...

...killed. The point need not be laboured : what Darwin said of even ancient times is true to-day : " The bravest men, who were always willing to come to...average perish in larger numbers than other men." Our suspicion that war has a dysgenic influence grows when we think of countries with a voluntary system...

...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...lives for others, would on an average perish in larger number than other men. Therefore it seems scarcely possible (bearing in mind that we are not here speaking...

...treacherous parents of the same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life ... rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...lives for others, would on an average perish in larger number than other men. (Darwin 1 87 1, i, p. 163) He concedes that the problem looks almost intractable:...

...wrote, it was probable that the bravest and most loyal members would perish in greater numbers, so "it hardly seems probable, that the number of men gifted with such virtues . . . could be increased through natural selection, that is by the survival of the fittest" (DOM, p....

...same tribe. He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring to inherit...who freely risked their lives for others would on average perish in larger numbers than other men (Darwin 1871, p. 163). Then Darwin gives his selectionist...