Things Darwin Didn’t Say
January 5th, 2010 by adamThere’s a great line attributed to Darwin:
The trouble is, he never said it. Background here.
Original sources are important and fun.
There’s a great line attributed to Darwin:
The trouble is, he never said it. Background here.
Original sources are important and fun.
As H L Mencken said, “Misattributed quotes are the most annoying thing about the Internet.”
As I’ve always said, if you want people to believe anything, tell them I said it first.
A people who will trade proper citation for expeditious pithiness deserve neither pith nor citation.