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“Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.”

“Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.”

“We live as if we are immortal, as if our presence here is everlasting, remaining oblivious to the fleeting nature of our existence. We take lives for granted, and this misconception leads us to live inefficiently and wastefully. It’s only when we find ourselves incapacitated by sickness or on the doorstep of death that we often realize this profound truth of life. Unfortunately, by then, it’s already too late.”

“In 1999, The Black Book of Communism endeavored to attempt the impossible task of tabulating a Marxist-Leninist death toll in the twentieth century. It came up with a figure approaching 100 million. Here is the breakdown: *USSR: 20 million deaths *China: 65 million deaths *Vietnam: 1 million deaths *North Korea: 2 million deaths *Cambodia: 2 million deaths *Eastern Europe: 1 million deaths *Latin America: 150,000 deaths *Africa: 1.7 million deaths *Afghanistan: 1.5 million deaths *The international communist movement and Communist parties not in power: about 10,000 deaths”

“The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the preeminent US-based center for detailing communist crimes, cites the figure of 100 million deaths. Numerous others agree and could be listed here. Dr. Malia aptly noted that the communist record offers the 'most colossal case of political carnage in history.”

“The number of individuals enslaved and slaughtered on factory farms every year exponentially surpasses—by trillions—any form of exploitation of human beings anywhere, at any time. . . . American meat eaters were responsible for about 198 deaths per person in 2009, which accumulates to about 15,000 animals in the course of one individual’s lifetime.”