“Savages!! They are savages! Jabbing needles into my pregnant wife!” – Cornelius, Escape from the Planet of the Apes ... Movie Quotes Database

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Cornelius

Savages!! They are savages! Jabbing needles into my pregnant wife!

Zira

I've done that, too, dear. And worse. Taylor thought we were savages at first.

Cornelius

Did they make you tell them about Taylor, too?

Zira

They made me tell them everything, Cornelius.- Brutes. Shall I tell you something? I'm glad I did.

Cornelius

We can't live with lies. After this, I doubt we shall be allowed to live at all.

Zira

Do you mean that? Oh. How long?

Cornelius

A week. Maybe sooner. They treated you like dirt.

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Cornelius Roddy McDowall More Cornelius quotes →

Zira Kim Hunter More Zira quotes →

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Cornelius My name is Cornelius. This is my wife, Zira. Cornelius Where we come from, apes talk. Humans are dumb. Cornelius Please, do not use the word "monkey"! It is offensive to us. As an archaeologist, I had access to history scrolls which were kept secret from the masses, and I suspect that the weapon which destroyed Earth was man's own invention! I do know this: one of the reasons for man's original downfall was your peculiar habit of murdering one another! Man destroys man. Apes do not destroy apes!