Quote#Politics & Power
Certain matters, however, in which old instinct was at war with…
Quote byH. G. Wells · 1866–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), Ch. 15: Concerning the Beast Folk.
English (original)
Certain matters, however, in which old instinct was at war with Moreau's convenience, were in a less stable condition. A series of propositions called the Law (I had already heard them recited) battled in their minds with the deep-seated, ever-rebellious cravings of their animal natures. This Law they were ever repeating, I found, and ever breaking.
— H. G. Wells
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