Alice Walker Quotes

All men are equal before fish.

We hold these truths to be self evident: That all species are created different but equal; That they are endowed, each one, with certain inalienable rights; That among them are Freedom to Live, Freedom to Grow, and Freedom to pursue Happiness in their own style;

Humanity evolves when we realise that animals have the same rights to the Earth as we do.

My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.

If apes are given the right to humane treatment, it just might become harder to deny that same right to their human cousins.

I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights.

Animal liberationists do not separate out the human animal, so there is no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all mammals.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it's all the same.

I'm a proud vegan, whistle-blower, and animal rights activist.

My vision is a Malawi where men and women live in peace and in harmony as equals enjoying their human rights.

The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.

The cheeky ideal I am calling for is that Muslims should be viewed as equal citizens, nothing more and nothing less.

To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.

There cannot be enduring peace, prosperity, equality and brotherhood in this world if our aims are so separate and divergent, if we do not accept that in the end we are people, all alike, sharing the Earth among ourselves and also with other sentient beings, all of whom have an equal role and stake in the state of this planet and its players.

I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.

Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race, sex, age, or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.

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.

Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals 'love' them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.