Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on Complicity
“You have just dined, and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Veganism out of Compassion – Quote by Rai Aren
“I made the choice to be vegan because I will not eat (or wear, or use) anything that could have an emotional response to its death or captivity. I can well imagine what that must feel like for our non-human friends – the fear, the terror, the pain – and I will not cause such suffering to a fellow living being.”
Rai Aren
Quote by Edwin Rodman Serling: Challenges in Television Production
“It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.”
Edwin Rodman Serling
Quote by George Bernard Shaw: A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses
“A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.”
George Bernard Shaw
True Kindness to Animals Ends with Exploitation – Cesario Estrada Chávez
“We know we cannot be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them — exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.”
Cesario Estrada Chávez
Compassion of the Mind – Quote by Harry Edson Browne
“What we really need is compassion of the mind – compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.”
Harry Edson Browne
Quote by Harry Edson Browne on the Price of Success
“Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one – but there is a price.”
Harry Edson Browne
Harry Edson Browne on the Bill of Rights and Freedom
“The Bill of Rights isn’t some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.”
Harry Edson Browne
America as a Symbol of Freedom and Peace – Harry Edson Browne
“In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties.”
Harry Edson Browne
The ‘War on Poverty’ Transforms Poverty – Harry Edson Browne
“The government’s War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.”
Harry Edson Browne