Planet of the Apes (2001)

It's disgusting the way we treat humans. It demeans us as much as them.

Shut up! That goes for all species.

— He can't explain what can't exist.
— Talking monkeys can't exist.

— I'm teaching him.
— You're teasing him.
— He's gene-spliced, chromosome-enhanced. He can handle it.
— When you frustrate them, they lose focus. They even get violent.

— Although scientists tell me... these humans carry terrible diseases.
— How would we know? The army burns the bodies before they're examined. Father?
— At times, perhaps, the senate feels that the army has been... a tad extreme.
— Extremism in defense of apes is no vice, senator! Your ideas threaten our prosperity! The human problem can't be solved with money!

Daena: — Kill him.
Gunnar: — Slave trader.
Ari: — You kill him, and you'll only lower yourself to his level.