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