All Peter Singer Quotes
- All I say about severely disabled babies is that when a life is so miserable it is not worth living, then it is permissible to… All
- We tend to think that people are more to blame for their acts than for their omissions. Acts
- I find it extraordinary that anyone would have an intellectual conversion to Roman Catholicism. Anyone
- Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are… Counterproductive
- Animals, or at least those who are conscious and capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, are not things for us to use in whatever… Animals
- For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail.… Better
- There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman… Animals
- In most of the world, it is accepted that if animals are to be killed for food, they should be killed without suffering. Accepted
- In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot… Citizens
- Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good. Considered
- As we realise that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a… From
- Bush doesn't present himself as a realpolitik politician. Bush
- Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that… All
- I would just like to get him to think about these things; whether what's happening in Iraq is promoting the culture of life. The worry… Certain
- It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a… Anything Resembling
- Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty-four hours, it's a very… Breaks
- They tend to be pretty abstract ones then, like doing what will have the best consequences; obviously you wouldn't specify what consequences are best, they… Abstract
- You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to… Asks