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Peter Singer Quotes: My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues.
         

My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues.


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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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Non ero pronta ad amare nessun altro.

Non ero pronta ad amare nessun altro.



Your future can be changed by one decision. One good thing can offset a mountain of bad. But you need to choose.

Your future can be changed by one decision. One good thing can offset a mountain of bad. But you need to choose.



He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.

He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.



As long as we issue fiat currency, I see no alternative to a legal tender law.

As long as we issue fiat currency, I see no alternative to a legal tender law.



Nothing is more common than for persons to hate those whom they have injured.

Nothing is more common than for persons to hate those whom they have injured.



Cake and tea or death?

Cake and tea or death?



Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do.

Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do.



It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times.

It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times.



if i win and you die, i dont have a home to go back to. you are my life.

if i win and you die, i dont have a home to go back to. you are my life.




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