"In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their……" — Peter Singer
"In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions."
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198 Quotes by Peter Singer
Peter Singer has 198 quotes on this site.
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Becoming a vegetarian is not merely a symbolic gesture. Nor is it an attempt to isolate oneself from the ugly…
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The problem is not with the athletes, but with us. No matter how blatant the drug use may be, we…
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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…
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I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics,…
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If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter…
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Pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being that suffers…
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People tend to care about dogs because they generally have more experience with dogs as companions; but other animals are…
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There has been opposition to experimenting on animals for a long time. This opposition has made little headway because experimenters,…
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It may be thought justifiable to require tests on animals of potentially life-saving drugs, but the same kinds of tests…
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As for cages themselves, an ordinary citizen who kept dogs in similar conditions for their entire lives would risk prosecution…
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With the eventual acceptance of Darwin's theory we reach a modern understanding of nature, one which has since then changed…
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...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others…
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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different…
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I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens,…
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The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when…
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I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have…
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People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the…
— Michele Bachmann
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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
— Francis Bacon
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My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and…
— Alvin Adams
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As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who…
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