"When we shrink from the sight of something,……" — Matthew Scully
"When we shrink from the sight of something, when we shroud it in euphemism, that is usually a sign of inner conflict, of unsettled hearts, a sign that something has gone wrong in our moral reasoning."
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28 Quotes by Matthew Scully
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I know a 'crime against nature' when I see one. It is usually a sign of crimes against nature that…
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Animals have this way of constantly confronting us with ultimate questions - about truth and falsehood, guilt and innocence, God…
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Where we find wrongs done to animals, it is no excuse to say that more important wrongs are done to…
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Go into the largest livestock operation, search out the darkest and tiniest stall or pen, single out the filthiest, most…
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My point is that when you look at a rabbit and can see only a pest, or vermin, or a…
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To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are…
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Regarding factory-farmed animals We owe them a merciful death, and we owe them a merciful life. And when human beings…
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Religious people ... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless.…
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An author describing the methods of intensive farming, or the excesses of sport hunting, or even the harsher uses of…
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Perhaps that is part of the animals' role among us, to awaken humility, to turn our minds back to the…
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The factory farm is . . . an obvious moral evil so sickening and horrendous. . . All this so…
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The smell of factory farms . . . many notice these places only when the odours reach their homes, affecting…
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
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