To live one’s own life—to realize one’s true self—is the highest moral purpose of man and animal alike; and that animals possess their due measure of this sense of individuality is scarcely open to doubt.
Henry S. Salt
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Animals’ Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress (1892; 1922 edition); Exact wording and attribution checked. Salt’s ethical argument for animal rights and humane treatment, from the 1922 edition of Animals’ Rights.
- Animals’ Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress (1892; 1922 edition)
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