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[G]ratify the monkeys to know that they are absolved from all responsibility for the conduct of the human race

Sam Ervin Carolinian

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Debate on the anti-evolution bill, North Carolina House of Representatives, Raleigh, 1925; Dictionary of North Carolina Biography via NCpedia

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North Carolina House debate on the anti-evolution bill
year
1925

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“gratify the monkeys to know that they are absolved from all …” Sam Ervin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-ED78A46AE1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ed78a46ae1

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