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Julian Baggini Quotes

British - Author | 1968 -

Most people believe, more or less, that the value of a human life is the same, irrespective of where on the planet it happens to find itself. But, of course, not every life has the same value for us.

Life Value People Believe Find More

The simplest and clearest motivation for taking animal welfare seriously is the recognition that pain is in and of itself a bad thing, and that to inflict significant amounts of it unnecessarily is wrong.

Pain Animal Motivation Recognition

Instead of showing strangers kindness and giving them the benefit of the doubt, we increasingly show them only fear, and that is bad for us and them.

Kindness Fear Giving Doubt Bad Us

I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive.

Think Charity Modesty Sincerity Who

Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.

Wrong Matters Right Right And Wrong

Dover's cliffs call to mind the Roman invasion; the Battle of Britain; our proximity to, yet difference from, mainland Europe; and international trade and exploration, both fair and exploitative.

Mind Battle Exploration Fair Europe

It is true that legality is not morality, and sticking to the law is necessary for good citizenship, but it is not sufficient.

Good Law Citizenship Morality True

Being virtuous is wonderful thing, but feeling virtuous is a shortcut to vice.

Feeling Vice Wonderful Being Thing

From time to time, it is worth wandering around the fuzzy border regions of what you do, if only to remind yourself that no human activity is an island.

Time Yourself Border Worth You Only

The idea that there is a sharp boundary between our true inner selves and the outside world is pervasive but highly questionable. The boundaries of the self might well be more porous than we ordinarily think.

World Think Self True More Outside

The idea that the mind can extend even beyond the body is an intriguing one, and is bound to become more pressing as we increasingly develop technologies that augment our natural abilities.

Mind Body Beyond Become More Idea

Cooking can be rewarding when it is a choice and no longer the onerous duty of the housewife, and when a dishwasher can lighten the load at the other end of the process.

Cooking Process End Choice Duty

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