Gary L. Francione Quotes
Born: May 29, 1954
Gary L. Francione stands as a transformative voice in innovation and tech, renowned for his radical rethinking of ethical boundaries in a digital age. A legal scholar and philosopher, he challenges conventional wisdom by merging technological progress with a deep moral framework, arguing that true innovation must honor sentient beings. His legacy is built on the principle that creativity without compassion is hollow. Francione’s quotes resonate because they cut through hype, urging us to question the soul of our tools. In a world racing toward the future, his words ground us in a timeless, humane vision.
Gary L. Francione Quotes (8)
"We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience."
— Gary L. Francione"There is no moral distinction between fur and other materials made from animals, such as leather, which also is the result of the suffering and death of sentient beings."
— Gary L. Francione"There is no 'need' for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs. Indeed, these foods are increasingly linked to various human diseases and animal agriculture is an environmental disaster for the planet."
— Gary L. Francione"Because animals are property, we consider as 'humane treatment' that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans."
— Gary L. Francione"The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution."
— Gary L. Francione"We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use."
— Gary L. Francione"We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals."
— Gary L. Francione"Most of the time, those who use animals in experiments justify that use by pointing to alleged benefits to human and animal health and the supposed necessity of using animals to obtain those benefits."
— Gary L. Francione