The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment ofwhich our human nature is capable. (Thomas More)

The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment ofwhich our human nature is capable.

Thomas More

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