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Quotes on Animals

If man was what he ought to be, he would be adored by the animals.
Henri Amiel

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
St. Francis of Assisi

The time will come when men... will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.
Leonardo da Vinci

It can truly be said: Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.
Arthur Schopenhauer

The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position.
Christine Stevens

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