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title: "In many parts of our troubled world, people are yelling 'Revolution!'… — Bill Hicks Quote #28 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "In many parts of our troubled world, people are yelling 'Revolution!'. In Tennessee they're yelling 'Evolution! We want our thumbs!' — a quote by Bill Hicks."
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> # In many parts of our troubled world, people are yelling 'Revolution!'. In Tennessee they're yelling 'Evolution! We want our thumbs!'

[Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)\#28

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Contrasts political revolution with scientific evolution to highlight misplaced priorities.In plain termsPeople want evolution in Tennessee but revolution elsewhere.What can you take from it?Recognize absurdity in social debates.

### Where it applies

- education debates
- political rhetoric

### Putting it to work

- highlight contradictions in public discourse

### Questions to consider

- Why prioritize biology over change?
- What drives resistance to science?

### Another view

Evolution and revolution are not always mutually exclusive.

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