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- We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on…
- I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on…
- All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals.
- Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rational,…
- Sometimes we know the best thing to do, but fail to do it. New year's resolutions are often like that. We make resolutions because we…
- The belief that the animals exist because God created them - and that he created them so we can better meet our needs - is…
- We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
- Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will.
- I am not saying that factory farming is the same as the Holocaust or the slave trade, but it's clear that there is an immense…
- Grain that is used to feed animals that end up on our tables as turkeys and hams could have gone to feed starving people.
- If we all think only of our own interests, we are headed for collective disaster - just look at what we are doing to our…
- 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…
- Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who 'hate freedom'. Look at his immediate response to the pictures…
- We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something…
- Well the real concept of basic needs if you cut it right down are simply the physical needs that are unavoidable for all of us.…
- The price we are willing to pay for safety cannot be infinite. It is distasteful to put a price on human life, but the more…
- There is no excuse for keeping wild animals in amusement parks or circuses. Until our governments take action, we should avoid supporting places where captive…
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- It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it… — Kevyn Aucoin
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or… — Giorgio Armani
- What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. — Joe Biden