Apes Quote by Jerome Lawrence
“Darwin was wrong. Man's still an ape”
About This Quote
Source Play: The Little Foxes, 1939
Human evolution continues; modern humans retain ape ancestry traits.
In simple terms: We’re still biologically linked to apes.
Key Takeaway
Recognize shared origins, respect nature.
Themes
evolution
identity
humility
Mood
thoughtful
serious
Type
theatrical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- education
- public policy
- environmental ethics
Key Concepts
biology
anthropology
Questions to Reflect On
- What responsibilities arise from our animal heritage?
- How does this view affect our treatment of other species?
A Different Perspective
Overemphasis on biology can ignore cultural progress.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
