<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Civilization did not remove the ape. Civilization... > Civilization did not remove the ape. Civilization gave the ape contracts, passwords, weapons, corporations, religions, flags, surveillance systems, attorneys, social media, and an almost limitless vocabulary for explaining why its appetites are righteous. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Civilization did not remove the ape. Civilization gave the ape contracts, passwords, weapons, corporations, religions, flags, surveillance systems, attorneys, social media, and an almost limitless vocabulary for explaining why its appetites are righteous.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-civilization-remove-ape-explaining-appetites-righteous ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->