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title: "4 Commodity Quotes By Gary Yourofsky"
description: "4 Commodity quotes by Gary Yourofsky. Plus more from Gary Yourofsky and more Commodity sayings from other authors."
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> [Religion, media and schools tell us to disregard animals, view them as commodities, property and resources, and convince us that animals cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/religion-media-and-schools-tell-us-to-disregard-animals-view-them-as/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

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> [Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/who-taught-me-that-animals-were-put-on-this-earth-for-food-who-taught/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

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> [The problem is that humans have victimized animals to such a degree, that they aren't even considered victims. They aren't even considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/the-problem-is-that-humans-have-victimized-animals-to-such-a-degree/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

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> [The problem is that humans have victimized animals to such a degree that they are not even considered victims. They are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/the-problem-is-that-humans-have-victimized-animals-to-such-a-degree-2/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

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## Other authors on Commodity

## More by Gary Yourofsky

> [I simply wish my parents would have taught me about speciesism and how it was just as evil as racism, sexism and heterosexism. Sadly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/i-simply-wish-my-parents-would-have-taught-me-about-speciesism-and/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Have you ever known an alcoholic, a cigarette smoker, or a heroin user to be rational when it came to alcohol, cigarettes, or heroin?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/have-you-ever-known-an-alcoholic-a-cigarette-smoker-or-a-heroin-user/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my vegan lecture tour, it's that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the-last-18-years-of-interacting/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Every November, during the certain holiday people love so much, people take a dead turkey, open up the dead turkey’s ass, or carve out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/every-november-during-the-certain-holiday-people-love-so-much-people/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Placing a halo around your own head by saying 'I am a pacifist' and 'I don't believe in using violent tactics' doesn't make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/placing-a-halo-around-your-own-head-by-saying-i-am-a-pacifist-and-i/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Protecting the weak is the first step to enlightenment and being truly civilized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/protecting-the-weak-is-the-first-step-to-enlightenment-and-being/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Sadly and criminally, many self-indulgent inactive pacifists have shunned me for being an outspoken supporter of X's 'by any means necessary' philosophy, even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/sadly-and-criminally-many-self-indulgent-inactive-pacifists-have/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [What we must do is start viewing every cow, pig, chicken, monkey, rabbit, mouse, and pigeon as our family members.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/what-we-must-do-is-start-viewing-every-cow-pig-chicken-monkey-rabbit/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [As for uniqueness, this is virtually nonexistent! And it's a shame that people think they're unique because they have a face ring, retro clothing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/as-for-uniqueness-this-is-virtually-nonexistent-and-it-s-a-shame-that/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-were-born-somebody-else-had/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [If it's not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-it-s-not-good-enough-for-your-eyes-why-is-it-good-enough-for-your/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [If an 'animal abuser' were killed in a research lab firebombing, I would unequivocally support that, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-an-animal-abuser-were-killed-in-a-research-lab-firebombing-i-would/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [I am no longer taking part in the intentional, premeditated murder of innocent beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/i-am-no-longer-taking-part-in-the-intentional-premeditated-murder-of/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Since most people only pay lip service to the injustices of the world, because one cannot affect the outcome of an atrocity like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/since-most-people-only-pay-lip-service-to-the-injustices-of-the-world/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

> [Veganism gives people an actual chance to DO SOMETHING instead of adding more cement (good intentions) to pave that road to Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/veganism-gives-people-an-actual-chance-to-do-something-instead-of/)

[Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/)

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