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To T. H. Huxley   2 June [1859]

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THH should understand that CD’s hypothesis [natural selection] has as many flaws and holes as sound parts. The question is whether CD’s rag of a hypothesis is worth anything. A poor rag is better than nothing to carry one’s fruit to market.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:  2 June [1859]
Classmark:  Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 65)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2466
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