Charles Darwin was the first person to propose the theory of "natural
             selection" and "Survival of the fittest" by which he explained the inner
             workings of nature to either help sustain or eliminate a species. According
             to the theory it is the design of nature to sustain the healthy and the
             strong so that best of species survive to create a stronger progeny. The
             theory of evolution explains the alteration in characteristics of species
             over a period of time to survive the adverse conditions. Darwin's theory of
             survival of the fittest has been much espoused by political leaders and it
             has been used extensively to support and explain their colonial and
             imperialistic tendencies. Even some religious leaders used Darwin's theory
             to explain racial and religious superiority. The writings of Josiah Strong,
             the protestant reformer of the ninetieth century clearly echoes his belief
             of the superiority of the Anglo Saxon race.
             Strong's writing indicates an intense religious tone combined with
             racial prejudice. He explains that the Anglo Saxons, the predominant
             population in America, are the most evolved and fittest of all human kind.
             The frontier expansion and continuous subjugation of the native Indians
             are, as he explains them, events that were designed by Mother Nature. He
             even gives a religious tone to the imperialistic notions of the Anglo
             Saxons by explaining them as god's way of ensuring the ultimate
             evangelization of the world'. As he explains "the wheels of history are
             the chariot wheels of the almighty, there is with every revolution, an
             onward movement toward the goal of his eternal purposes". The highly mixed
             nature of the Anglo Saxon race is explained as the reason for the strong
             racial stock that it is. As he says, "the best nations are the most widely
             related". So Strong argues that America is well on its way to producing the
             best ever civilization in the world and tha...