Jeremy Bentham — "I don't care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that t…"
I don't care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that they are capable of suffering!
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From 'An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation'
Date: 1789
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