| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 21965 |
| QUOTATION: | I am not what is called a civilized man, professor. I have done with society for reasons that seem good to me. Therefore I do not obey its laws. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason), 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, when the newly captured Prof. Aronnax complains of the way he and his friends are being treated (1954).
Based on the novel by Jul. |
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