<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The nightmare is not that an animal can become... > The nightmare is not that an animal can become violent; every dog owner knows that. The nightmare is that violence can become strategic, that it can be scheduled, staffed and rationed, and that the organism doing the scheduling can be sitting across a dinner table from you with excellent table manners. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The nightmare is not that an animal can become violent; every dog owner knows that. The nightmare is that violence can become strategic, that it can be scheduled, staffed and rationed, and that the organism doing the scheduling can be sitting across a dinner table from you with excellent table manners.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nightmare-animal-become-excellent-table-manners ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->