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> [To attribute rights to animals is to ignore the purpose and justification of rights - to protect the interests of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ignore-the-purpose-and/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

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## More by Alex Epstein

> [Resources are not taken from nature, but created from nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/resources-are-not-taken-from-nature-but-created-from-nature/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [America was founded on the principle of inalienable rights, not dictated duties. The Declaration of Independence states that every human being has a right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/america-was-founded-on-the-principle-of-inalienable-rights-not/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [I am proud to work with the fossil fuel industry. I think it has historically done a horrible job of educating the public and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/i-am-proud-to-work-with-the-fossil-fuel-industry-i-think-it-has/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [Social Security should be phased out and ended altogether. ... Social Security in any form is morally irredeemable. We should be debating, not how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/social-security-should-be-phased-out-and-ended-altogether-social/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [The natural environment is not particularly hospitable to human life ... the key to having a good environment is improving it through work... .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/the-natural-environment-is-not-particularly-hospitable-to-human-life/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [Our lives depend on recognizing that human cloning, like all forms of 'playing God,' is a moral, life-promoting endeavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/our-lives-depend-on-recognizing-that-human-cloning-like-all-forms-of/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [To attribute rights to animals is to ignore the purpose and justification of rights - to protect the interests of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/to-attribute-rights-to-animals-is-to-ignore-the-purpose-and/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [The Commerce Clause has already been inflated so much that we basically can't do anything without the government's permission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/the-commerce-clause-has-already-been-inflated-so-much-that-we/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [“I think human beings have evolved to appreciate narrative, in the same way that we have evolved to learn language. What is narrative, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/i-think-human-beings-have-evolved-to-appreciate-narrative-in-the-same/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [One point I like to stress is that we should think of coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear, as clean energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/one-point-i-like-to-stress-is-that-we-should-think-of-coal-oil/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [ \[The Center for Industrial Progress'\] model allows us to keep conflicts of interest to an absolute minimum as we do our research and writing.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/the-center-for-industrial-progress-model-allows-us-to-keep-conflicts/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

> [The difference between a healthy environment and an unhealthy environment can be summed up in one word, and it's not 'CO2' or 'climate' or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-epstein/the-difference-between-a-healthy-environment-and-an-unhealthy/)

[Alex Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-epstein/)

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