Best Gary L. Francione Sayings
- We cannot justify treating any sentient nonhuman as our property, as a resource, as a thing that we an use and kill for our purposes. Any
- Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing… Abolitionist
- Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy. Abolitionist
- You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan. Cannot Live
- Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But… Abolitionist
- Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism. Any
- Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she has been taught… Accept
- So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eating flesh or dairy and… Air
- Welfare reforms and the whole “happy” exploitation movement are not “baby steps.” They are big steps–in a seriously backward direction. Baby
- Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence. Commitment
- All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property All
- Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personhood with an irrelevant criterion. Those who reject speciesism are committed to rejecting… Committed
- Every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of cheese, you harm a mother. Please go vegan. Cheese
- Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient… Act
- Forty-two years after Dr. King was murdered, we are still a nation of inequality. People of color, women, gays, lesbians, and others are still treated… Achieved
- If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other… All
- To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no… Alike
- We can no more justify using nonhumans as human resources than we can justify human slavery. Animal use and slavery have at least one important… Animal
- The distinction between meat and other animal products is total nonsense. Vegetarianism is a morally incoherent position. If you regard animals as members of the… Animal
- There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects both our own moral… Animals
- Most of the time, those who use animals in experiments justify that use by pointing to alleged benefits to human and animal health and the… Alleged
- We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure,… Amusement