All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard …

Peter Singer
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All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals. ✨ Peter Singer by Ed Vulliamy, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2009.
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