We are told that the Houyhnhnms have no vices, but those which are the product of their reason; and that the Yahoos have no virtues, but those which are the product of their instinct.
Gulliver's Travels
We are told that the Houyhnhnms have no vices, but those which are the product of their reason; and that the Yahoos have no virtues, but those which are the product of their instinct.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels, Part IV, Chapter VIII
1726
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