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Chapter 9: Biology and the Future of Man- The Nature of Man
Pages 427-427

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... If sufficiently successful, and mankind escapes the dark abysses of its own making, then truly will the future belong to man, the only product of biological evolution capable of controlling its own further destiny. Social organizations, through their political leaders, will determine on peace or war, on the use of conventional or nuclear weapons, on the encouragement or discouragement of measures to limit the growth of populations, on the degree of increase in food production, and on the conservation of a healthy environment or its continuing degradation.
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