...recalling, it would be a man, a man of restless and versatile intellect, who, not content with an equivocal success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...digressions, and skilled appeals to religious prejudice. "* This devastating reply seems to have defused the argument and advanced the cause of Darwinism. EB...

...recalling it would be a man — a man of restless and versatile intellect — who, not content with success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...eloquent digressions and skilled appeals to religious prejudice.41 Despite the fact that this story finds its way into many popular histories of science,...

...rather be a man — a man of restless and versatile intellect — who, not content with an equivocal success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...eloquent digressions and skilled appeals to religious prejudice.48 Surprisingly, the largely clerical audience applauded the debater who hit the Oxford giant...

...whom I should feel shame in recalling, it would rather be a man, who, not content with an equivocal success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into scientific questions with which he had no real acquaintance, only to obscure them by an aimless rhetoric, and distract the attention of...

...it would be not an ape but a man — a man of restless and versatile intellect who, not content with success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...has no real acquaintance, only to obscure them by aimless rhetoric and distract the attention of his hearers from the real point at issue by eloquent...

...recalling, it would be a man, a man of restless and versatile intellect, who, not content with an equivocal success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...eloquent digressions, and skilled appeals to religious prejudice."31 The following letter shows that Mr. Huxley's presence at this remarkable scene depended...

...[Huxley later disclaimed the word 'equivocal'], plunges into scientific questions with which he had no real acquaintance, only to obscure them by an aimless...digressions and skilled appeals to religious prejudice'. Another witness recalled: 'Prof. Huxley replied that he would rather have for his grandfather an honest...

...grandfather. If there were an ancestor whom I should feel shame in recalling it would rather be a man who plunges into scientific questions with which he has...acquaintance, only to obscure them by an aimless rhetoric...-' The attack on religious prejudice electrified the meeting. One woman fainted and was carried out. Many...

...were an ancestor whom I could feel shame in recalling, it would be a man ... who, not content with success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into scientific questions with which he has no real acquaintance.'16 If there were to be academic freedom, the clergy could not judge the work of scientists,...

...rather be a man — a man of restless and versatile intellect — who, not content with an equivocal success in his own sphere of activity, plunges into...his hearers from the real point at issue by eloquent digressions."2 When Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the...