For God’s sake, let us be men not monkeys minding machines or sitting …

D. H. Lawrence
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For God’s sake, let us be men not monkeys minding machines or sitting with our tails curled while the machine amuses us, the radio or film or gramophone. Monkeys with a bland grin on our faces. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, James T. Boulton, Keith Sagar (2002). The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, p.99, Cambridge University Press
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