There cannot be perfect civilization until Man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own.
Interpretation
True civilization requires recognizing the inherent rights of all living beings.
This quote emphasizes the idea that a truly advanced and perfect civilization is one in which humanity acknowledges and respects the rights of all creatures, not just those of fellow humans. It suggests that our moral progress and the quality of our society are directly linked to our ability to empathize with and protect the rights of all living beings.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech advocating animal rights to emphasize the need for compassionate treatment of all beings.
We announce the birth of a conceptual country, NEWTOPIA. Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NEWTOPIA. NEWTOPIA has no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people. NEWTOPIA has no laws other than cosmic. All people of NEWTOPIA are ambassadors of the country. As two ambassadors of NEWTOPIA, we ask for diplomatic immunity and recognition in the United Nations of our country and our people.
I don't want to be labeled as either a pansy or a heterosexual. Labeling is so self-limiting. We are what we do - not what we say we are.
Although I was once sharply critical of the argument to design, I have since come to see that, when correctly formatted, this argument constitutes a persuasive case for the existence of God.
Today we take it for granted that war happens in smaller, poorer and more backward countries.
We have long become overgrown with calluses; we no longer hear people being killed. ("X")
They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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