Quote#World
What is the question now placed before society with the glib…
Quote byBenjamin Disraeli · 1804–1881
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Variant: The question is this— Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories..
English (original)
What is the question now placed before society with the glib assurance the most astounding? That question is this—Is man an ape or an angel? My lord, I am on the side of the angels.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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