Gary L. Francione

Quotes

• “So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eat...”
• “We can no more justify using nonhumans as human resources than we can justify human slavery. Animal use and slavery have...”
• “Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personhood with an irreleva...”
• “Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and tha...”
• “If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you ...”
• “To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no i...”
• “Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes fr...”
• “We should never present flesh as somehow morally distinguishable from dairy. To the extent it is morally wrong to eat fl...”
• “We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these us...”
• “You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan.”
• “People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices”
• “Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism.”
• “In order to be a teacher you've got to be a student first”
• “Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.”
• “Veganism is not a "sacrifice."It is a joy.”