What is the question now placed before society with the glib assurance which to me is most astonishing? That question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? I, my lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence those new fangled theories.
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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.
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Variant: Is man an ape or an angel? Now, I am on the side of the angels!
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Speech at Oxford Diocesan Conference (25 November 1864).Benjamin Disraeli
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