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be almost as great as that we suppose 

 in the bee. 



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"All must agree," remarks Buffon, 

 who has a someN\iiat amusingf prejudice 

 ag-ainst the bee. — "all must ag^ree that 

 these flies, individually considered, possess 

 far less genius than the dog, the monkey, 

 or the majority of animals; that they 

 display far less dociliry, attachment, or 

 sentiment; that they have, in a word, less 

 qualities that relate to our o^ti ; and from 

 that we ma\- conclude that their apparent 

 intelligence derives only from their assem- 

 bled multitude; nor does this union 

 even argue intelli§"ence, for it is governed 

 by no moral considerations, it being with- 

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