I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a resp…

Peter Singer
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I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt nots - that is, the not harming others - and say we can help others and we should be helping others. ✨ Bioethics professor Peter Singer. Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. October 15, 2010.
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