It says, if the our predecessors are considered like malachim, angels, then we are considered like human beings but it they are considered like human beings then we are considered like donkeys and not like the one of Pinchas ben Yair. The explanation is that we cannot compare ourselves to previous generations. The closer they were to Kabolas Hatorah, the greater they were. Whereas by the goyim, who believe that we came from monkeys, the closer they are to the creation the lesser they are.
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