Since Ancient Times, Philosophers Have Maintained That

My Aim Is To Advocate That We Make This Mental Switch In Respect Of Our Attitudes And Practices Towards A Very Large Group Of Beings: Members Of Species Other Than Our Own - Or, As We Popularly Though Misleadingly Call Them, Animals. In Other Words, I Am Urging That We Extend To Other Species The Basic Principle Of Equality That Most Of Us Recognize Should Be Extended To All Members Of Our Own Species.

Should One Break In And Free The Animals? That Is Illegal, But The Obligation To Obey The Law Is Not Absolute. It Was Justifiably Broken By Those Who Helped Runaway Slaves In The American South, To Mention Only One Possible Parallel.

Sci-fi Is Often A Metaphor. I Think It's More The Themes And Questions That Science Fiction Raises Rather Than The Exact Predictions That Should Guide Us.

If We All Think Only Of Our Own Interests, We Are Headed For Collective Disaster - Just Look At What We Are Doing To Our Planet's Climate.

If You Earn A Lot Of Money, You Can Give Away A Lot Of Money.