Jeremy Bentham — "The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?"
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (referring to animals)
Date: 1789
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