# Quote — Kurt Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House

> The village would never accept it. It has a policy of never accepting anything. As a happy consequence, it changes about as fast as the rules of chess.

- Author: [Kurt Vonnegut](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut.md)
- Book: [Welcome to the Monkey House](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut/welcome-to-the-monkey-house.md)
- Page: 3
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut#Welcome_to_the_Monkey_House_(1968)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut/welcome-to-the-monkey-house/the-village-would

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