DARWINISM AND POLITICS. 



But even supposing the Norman blood were 

 there, does it follow that it is now particularly 

 worth having? " It is curious to remark," 

 says Mr. Galton, "how unimportant to modern 

 civilisation has become the once famous and 

 thoroughbred looking Norman. The type of 

 his features, which is, probably, in some degree 

 correlated with his peculiar form of adventurous 

 disposition, is no longer characteristic of our 

 rulers, and is rarely found among celebrities of 

 the present day ; it is more often met with 

 among the undistinguished members of highly 

 born families, and especially among the less 

 conspicuous officers of the army." ' I have not 

 yet raised the question as to what kind of cha- 

 racteristics can be transmitted from generation 

 to _generation and in what way : 1 have only 

 tried to show that the scientific doctrine of 

 heredity is a very treacherous ally of the de- 

 fenders of aristocratic privilege. 



5. DOES THE EVOLUTION THEORY SUPPORT 

 "LAISSEZ FA IRE"? 



The doctrine of Evolution gives little support 

 to the aristocratic Conservative. It may seem 

 1 Hereditary Genius, p. 348. 



