Philosophy Quote by Matthew Scully

To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence…

— Jon Evans

Animal cruelty is one of the most unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘power’ over other species.

— Ian Somerhalder

Behavior of such cunning cruelty that only a human being could have thought of or contrived it we call 'inhuman,' revealing thus some pathetic…

— Rose Macaulay

Opinions which justify cruelty are inspired by cruel impulses.

— Bertrand Russell

cruelty to animals is contrary to man's duty to himself, because it deadens in him the feeling of sympathy for their sufferings, and thus…

— Immanuel Kant

“Human cruelty can be infinite. Human generosity can be boundless.”

— David Mitchell

“that indifference to the sufferings which they cause which, whatever names else be given it, is the one true, terrible and lasting form of…

— Marcel Proust

Nothing can be more contrary to nature, to reason, to religion, than cruelty; hence as inhuman man is generally considered as a monster; such…

— Charles Buck

The matter of the abuse and cruelty we inflict on other animals has to fight for our attention in what sometimes seems an already…

— Desmond Tutu

“Cruelty. Not only the willful causing of unnecessary suffering, but the indifference to it. It's much easier to be cruel than one might think.…

— jonathon safran foer

“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind…

— Ruth Harrison

“How dare you treat an animal unkind? When you were created to nature and take care of these... How hateful and evil your soul,…

— Lerato Peu