I would rather label the whole enterprise of setting a biological value upon groups for what it is: … - Stephen Jay Gould

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I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions and baby basketball. It's better to have no comedy material than a horrific news day.

Stephen Jay Gould

I would rather label the whole enterprise of setting a biological value upon groups for what it is: irrelevant, intellectually unsound, and highly injurious.

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