Planet of the Apes Page #6

- That's it, isn't it, doctor?

- What I know of man was written long ago.

Set down by the greatest ape of all,

our lawgiver.

Cornelius,

come here.

Reach into my pocket. Read to him

the 29th scroll.

"Beware the beast man,

for he is the devil's pawn."

"Alone among God's primates,

he kills for sport or lust or greed."

"Yea, he will murder his brother

to possess his brother's land."

"Let him not breed in great numbers,

for he will make a desert

of his home and yours."

"Shun him."

"Drive him back into his jungle lair."

"For he is the harbinger of death."

I found nothing in the cave

to alter that conception of man

and I still live by its injunction.

That's far enough!

They think you're behaving foolishly.

I must say, I agree!

Where will you go?

To start with, I'll follow

the shoreline and my nose.

But suppose you find nothing

but... but wasteland?

How will you survive?

He won't survive.

Nova.

How about coming along?

- We can't.

- It's better than going to jail for heresy.

Oh, they can't convict us of heresy.

You've helped prove our innocence.

Besides... his culture

is our culture.

Well, good luck, then.

Lucius.

I still say you're making a mistake.

That's the spirit. Keep 'em flying.

- What?

- The flags of discontent.

Remember, never trust anybody over 30.

Doctor, I'd like to kiss you goodbye.

All right, but

you're so damned ugly.

Don't try to follow us.

I'm pretty handy with this.

Of that I'm sure.

All my life I've awaited your coming

and dreaded it, like death itself.

Why?

I've terrified you from the first, doctor.

I still do.

You're afraid of me and you hate me. Why?

Because you're a man.

And you're right.

I have always known about man.

From the evidence, I believe his wisdom

must walk hand in hand with his idiocy.

His emotions must rule his brain.

He must be a warlike creature

who gives battle

to everything around him, even himself.

What evidence?

There were no weapons in that cave.

The forbidden zone was once a paradise.

Your breed made a desert of it... ages ago.

It still doesn't give me the why.

A planet where apes evolved from men.

There's gotta be an answer.

Don't look for it, Taylor.

You may not like what you find.

Untie me!

No, no, no! Wait!

Wait!

Let him go!

Lieutenant, fetch your explosives.

We're going to seal up the cave.

Yes, sir!

- Seal the cave?

- That is correct.

And you will both stand trial for heresy.

- But the proof! The doll!

- In a few minutes there will be no doll.

There can't be. I'm sorry.

Dr. Zaius!

Dr. Zaius, you mustn't! You promised!

What I do, I do with no pleasure.

- Silence him!

- Doctor.

Dr. Zaius, this is inexcusable!

Why must knowledge stand still?

What about the future?

I may just have saved it for you.

What will he find out there, doctor?

His destiny.

Oh, my God!

I'm back!

I'm home.

All the time, it was...

We finally really did it.

You maniacs!

You blew it up!

God damn you!

God damn you all to hell!

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