The law of evolution is that the strongest survives! ' 'Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most social. In human terms, most ethical... There is no strength to be gained from hurting one another. Only weakness.

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Michael Specter quotes the law of evolution in his book “‘The Emperor of All Maladies,’ The Essential History of Cancer,” which is the story of the lives of several doctors who have become obsessed with cancer. The quote comes from one of these doctors. The doctor says that “The law of evolution is that the strongest survives! Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most social. In human terms, most ethical.

There is no strength to be gained from hurting one another. Only weakness.”

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