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May I point out that I have gotten a chance to examine your counterparts closely. They are brutal, savage, uncivilized and illogical. They are in every way examples of Homo sapiens, the very flower of humanity.

– Mr. Spock

Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘Mirror, Mirror’.

‘You make me feel uncivilized, Daisy,’ I confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘Can’t you talk about crops or something?’

– F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1. Nick Carraway to Daisy during their reunion at her house in East Egg. This quote suggests the difference between middle class Nick’s position and that of his upper class cousin Daisy.
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