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Ethics is inescapable.


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All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.



If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?



We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers



Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.



Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.

Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.



If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.



Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.

Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.



Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.



Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.

Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.



Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.





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Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.



Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted scotch.

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted scotch.



Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here.

Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here.



Let her (Truth) and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?

Let her (Truth) and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?



Don't ever be afraid to step out and do something different.

Don't ever be afraid to step out and do something different.



I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online.

I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online.



Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever more shall we be able to recall it.

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever more shall we be able to recall it.



I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.

I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.



I went to a Karaoke Bar last night that didn't play any 70s music, at first I was afriad, oh I was petrified

I went to a Karaoke Bar last night that didn't play any 70s music, at first I was afriad, oh I was petrified



The Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.

The Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.




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