Darwin inspired Hitler: Lies they teach in Texas

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5. The chain of ideas from Darwin to Hitler is a lengthy one

A notable contribution is by Herbert Spencer, who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest". He was a hugely influential late 18th century British philosopher who is connected with the emergence of Social Darwinism.

Social Darwinism, however has roots older than Darwin, since Thomas Malthus published before Darwin.

Social Darwinism was applied to racial politics by others in the late 18th century, largely in Britain, where it bolstered the view that the racially superior English rightly ruled over the lesser races throughout the Empire. Anti-Semitism on the continent came later.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism