It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarian…

William Ralph Inge
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It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. ✨ Outspoken Essays: First Series Patriotism (1919)
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