I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character... by which to distinguish between Man and Ape. I myself most assuredly know of none. But perhaps I should still do it according to the rules of science.
Biological taxonomy
Letter to Johann Gmelon, January 14, 1747, regarding the classification of humans and apes.
1747
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