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Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

Book by Matthew Scully · 4 quotes · Animal, Evil, Moral

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Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy Quotes

“When we call something unfair or indecent or unconscionable or evil, when we speak of mercy and pity and compassion, those words have meaning, regardless of our particular faith or moral philosophy. They appeal to common standards we all are expected to understand and accept, standards without which we could not live any common life at all.”

“My point is that when you look at a rabbit and can see only a pest, or vermin, or a meal, or a commodity, or a laboratory subject, you aren't seeing the rabbit anymore. You are seeing only yourself and the schemes and appetites we bring to the world-seeing, come to think of it, like an animal instead of as a moral being with moral vision.”