The law of the survival of the fittest led inevitably to the survival and predominance of the men who were effective in war and who loved it because they were effective. (Elihu Root)

The law of the survival of the fittest led inevitably to the survival and predominance of the men who were effective in war and who loved it because they were effective.

Elihu Root

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