Animal Quote by Archibald MacLeish

“Without guilt / What is a man? An animal, isn't he? / A wolf forgiven at his meat, / A beetle innocent in his copulation.”

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Animal Animals Beetles Forgiven Guilt Innocent Meat Men Regret

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