Accusing Quote by Brian Jacques

“Because they are naturally ferocious, and ferocity, like maliciousness, begets suspicion; a remark which is true of man as well as of animals. A…

— Doma Publishing House

In spite of what moralists say, the, animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong,…

— Georges Cuvier

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature

— John Locke

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are…

— John Locke

Human beings, in their natural state, are unpredictable, erratic, and unhappy. It is only once their animal instincts are controlled that they can be…

— Lauren Oliver

I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them; and to transfer any…

— Jane Porter

“Inflicting cruelty on a smaller, less powerful creature may make it easier to disregard the feelings of other living beings, whether humans or animals.…

— Clif Flynn

Even the humblest mammal's strong sexual, parental, and social instincts give rise to 'do unto others as yourself' and 'love thy neighbor as thyself'.

— Charles Darwin

There are a few animals that have won themselves a bad reputation even though they have little or no effect on man. They have…

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

Animals don't think in terms of victims and villains, or good and bad, or evil, or shame.

— Justin Torres

The animals to whom nature has given the faculty we call cunning know always when to use it, and use it wisely; but when…

— Thomas Paine

Whenever conflict arises among living creatures the sense of ownership is the cause.

— Shantideva