The Moral Character of the Monkey

"Of all monkeys it may be said ... that they are beasts of no principle; for they have every evil quality, and not one good one. They are saucy and insolent; always making an attempt to bully and terrify people, and biting those first who are most afraid of them. An impertinent curiosity runs through all their actions; they never can let things alone...."
Read more about The Moral Character of the Monkey, a republication of an essay written in 1846, on ftrain.com.
Posted on Jan 14, 2004

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