The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than Black people were made for whites or women for men.

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"Even as I hold you, I am letting you go."

- Alice Walker

Love

"I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor its coming with all my heart."

- Alice Walker

Love

"I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart."

- Alice Walker

Love

"The more I wonder, the more I love."

- Alice Walker

Love

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men."

- Alice Walker

Awareness

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"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."

Morality

"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."

Morality

"Always let your conscience be your guide."

- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

Morality

"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."

- Matthew Scully

Morality

"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."

- Ellen G. White

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