Virre

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Virre’s Quotes

“Every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of cheese, you harm a mother. Please go vegan.”
― Gary L. Francione

tags: abolitionist, animal-products, dairy, exploitation, francione, milk, mother, nonviolence, slavery, veganism

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“A line is a fuse
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
― Vladimir Mayakovsky

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“Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom

tags: buddhism, veganism, vegetarianism

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“All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property”
― GaryLFrancione

tags: abolition, abolitionist, ahimsa, ethical, francione, moral-imperative, nonviolence, peace, property, resources, rights, sentient-beings, slavery, veganism

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“Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans as moral persons with the fundamental moral right not to be treated as the property or resources of humans.”
― GaryLFrancione