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No one has a right to speculate without distinct facts. — Charles Darwin · Smartyfair

No one has a right to speculate without distinct facts.

Charles Darwin1809–1882 · scientist · 1800s EnglandCharles Darwin was an English naturalist who spent years studying plants, animals, and fossils around the world, including his famous voyage on the ship HMS Beagle.7 quotes

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What turned up: The Voyage of the Beagle, 2nd ed. 1845, Galapagos Archipelago chapter, p. 378.
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Occasion: 1845 · Galapagos Islands
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Wikiquote sourced entry citing 2nd ed. 1845 p.378

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