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“Thus I live in the world rather as a Spectator of mankind, than as one of the species, by which means I have made myself a speculative statesman, soldier, merchant, and artisan, without ever meddling with any practical part of life.”

World Mean Made Mankind Species Soldier Practicals Spectators Statesmen Parts Of Life Merchants Meddling Artisans

Author:Joseph Addison

“Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the average life of mankind by only a few hours, or even a few days, then the scientist, too could aspire.”

Ifs Humans Wells Evil Hours Mankind Mass Scientist Increase Species Average Well Being Enjoyment Aspire Routes Affliction Diminish Human Species Average Life

Author:Antoine Lavoisier

“Countless the various species of mankind, Countless the shades which sep'rate mind from mind; No general object of desire is known, Each has his will, and each pursues his own.”

Mind Desire Known Mankind Objects Species Rate Various Pursue Variety Shade Objects Of Desire

Author:William Gifford

“If all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stack in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy would prefer the share they are already possessed of before that which would fall to them by such a division.”

Ifs Thinking Whole Order Fall Share Mankind Species Casts Unhappy Division Misfortunes Possessed

Author:Socrates

“My lord, lawyers are a dangerous species of animals till ha'e any dependence upon--they are always starting punctilios and deeficulties among friends. Why, my dear lord, it is their interest that aw mankind should be at variance; for disagreement is the vary manure wi' which they enrich and fatten the land of leetigation; and as they find that constantly produces the best crop, depend upon it they will always be sure till lay it on ass thick ass they can.”

Should Interest Animal Lord Land Mankind Dangerous Produce Depends Lays Species Starting Dear Lawyer Ass Thick Dependence Crops Vary Disagreement Manure Variance Dear Lord

Author:Charles Macklin

“Though there is a benevolence due to all mankind, none can question but a superior degree of it is to be paid to a father, a wife, or child. In the same manner, though our love should reach to the whole species, a greater proportion of it should exert itself towards that community in which Providence has placed us. This is our proper sphere of action, the province allotted us for the exercise of our civil virtues, and in which alone we have opportunities of expressing our goodwill to mankind.”

Source: Essays Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste

“Thus I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species.”

World Mankind Species Spectators Meddling

Author:Joseph Addison

“I feel that one species, mankind, doesn't have the right to exterminate”

Feels Mankind Species

Author:Ernst Mayr

“mankind has no right to employ its genius in the creation of another intelligent species, then treat it like property. If we've come so far that we can create as God creates, then we have to learn to act with the justice and mercy of God.”

Ifs Justice Mankind Creation Genius Mercy Treats Intelligent Property Species Mercy Of God Justice And Mercy

Book:Watchers

Source: Watchers

“Every species, human and subhuman, has some distinguishing mark, so that you can tell a man from a beast, or a dog from a cow.”

Men Humans Mankind Dog Mark Species Beast Cows

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“Yet it would be unfair to the generality of our kind to ascribe to their intellectual and moral weakness the gradual divergence of Buddhism and Christianity from their primitive patterns. For it should not be forgotten that by their glorification of poverty and celibacy both these religions struck straight at the root not merely of civil society but of human existence. The blow was parried by the wisdom or the folly of the vast majority of mankind, who refused to purchase a chance of saving their souls with the certainty of extinguishing the species.”

“Protecting biodiversity is just as important and critical to the survival of mankind as stabilizing the climate. Species protection and climate are interdependent.”

Important Mankind Survival Climate Species Critical Protection Biodiversity

Author:Klaus Topfer

“Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed that by reducing mankind to a perfect equality in their political rights, they would, at the same time, be perfectly equalized and assimilated in their possessions, their opinions, and their passions.”

Source: The Fœderalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favor of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Fœderal Convention, September 17, 1787. Reprinted from the Original Text. With an Historical Introduction and Notes

“Man uses his intelligence less in the care of his own species than he does in his care of anything else he owns or governs.”

Men Doe Use Care Mankind Species

Author:Abraham Myerson

“The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.”

Should Matter Science Sex Generations Mystery Mankind Should Have Species Clay Reproduction

Author:Martin Luther

“The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only one right way to live, only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of the greatest threat to man: members of his own species, bent on ensuring his salvation, security, and sanity.”

“The Doctor: The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. And there it is: planet Earth at its height. Covered with megacities, five moons, population 96 billion. The hub of a galactic domain, stretching across a million planets, a million species. With mankind right in the middle. [Adam faints] The Doctor: [leans towards Rose, still looking out over the Earth] He's your boyfriend.”