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...genes and chromosomes of the germ cells. The classic experiment in disproof of Lamarckism is to snip off the tails of generation after generation of newborn mice. If this acquired lack of tail could be inherited, the mice should be born with smaller & smaller tails; but the baby mice persist indefinitely in appearing with fine long tails...
Doctors do know that the condition appears with puberty, usually vanishes at maturity, but may persist, particularly in women. Therefore doctors think that acne is tied up in some way with...
...called Society people," blazed the aggressively plebeian Party Secretary, "instead of going in for sport, persist in holding conversations in their drawing rooms, generally in a foreign tongue.* They engage nurse maids, personal maids and governesses of all nationalities except Italian. They play poker and bridge with the accompanying drinks, certainly not Italian brands...
...with facts established by scientific experiments. With but a small fraction of man's activity carried on in the light of actual conditions, most of his behavior has been dictated by irrational impulses to which Pareto gave the name "residues." In many instances complexes of feeling, instincts, "residues" persist from one age to another, while the rationalizations that explain them change. Together with a theory of "the circulation of the elite"-the elite consisting of a small number of strong, determined men rising above the masses-and a theory of oscillating social cycles, Pareto introduced drama, action and will...
...arrange programs to please the greatest number. When and if an objection is raised against any part of the program, and if this opinion in the estimation of the management represents the feeling of a considerable number of people, I would consider it to be very poor policy to persist in showing the subject found objectionable. In line with this thought, when and it the petition is received, we will take immediate steps leading to the prompt removal of the feature in question...