If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'


1912, on seeing the British government buildings of Shimla, in a letter to his wife. Published in The letters of Edwin Lutyens to his wife Lady Emily (1985) by Clayre Percy and Jane Ridley. p. 245.

Edwin Lutyens Quotes

If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'

If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'

If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'

If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'