Who said “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is Nature's inexorable imperative.”?

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H.G. Wells. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Mind at the End of its Tether (1945), p. 19

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“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is Nature's inexorable imperative.”
— H.G. Wells
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Wells, H. (n.d.). Adapt or perish, now as ever, is Nature's inexorable imperative. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9331-adapt-or-perish-now-as-ever-is-natures/

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Wells, H.G. “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is Nature's inexorable imperative.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9331-adapt-or-perish-now-as-ever-is-natures/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wells, H.G. “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is Nature's inexorable imperative.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9331-adapt-or-perish-now-as-ever-is-natures/.

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