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Likely Quotes by Peter Singer
- As for cages themselves, an ordinary citizen who kept dogs in similar conditions for their entire lives would risk prosecution for cruelty. A pig producer…
- All the particular moral judgments we intuitively make are likely to derive from discarded religious systems, from warped views of sex and bodily functions, or…
- Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty…
- Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will.
- My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to…
- In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're…
- 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…
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- To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or… — John Paul Stevens
- In that one slight motion, I see the end of hope, beginning of destruction of everything I hold dear in the world.… — Suzanne Collins