21. The Dubious Right to Eat Flesh, by William Paley
is there, for instance, of fish
interfering with us, in the use of their element? Or what do we
contribute to their support or preservation?
It seems to me, that it
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22. On Abstinence from Animal Food, by Porphyry
manner,
in fishes and in birds, a reasoning energy of this kind may be
perceived. . . .
But he who says that these
things are naturally present with
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23. The Unpardonable Crime, by Romain Rolland
pig being bled to death:—a fish
being cleaned on the kitchen-table. . . . The nameless tortures
which men inflict on such innocent creatures made his heart ache.
Grant animals a ray of reason, imagine
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24. The Teachings of Pythagoras, by Ovid
and no
little fish was ever
Hooked by its own
credulity: all things
Were free from treachery
and fear and cunning,
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25. The Carnivorous Custom and Human Vanity, by Bernard Mandeville
imperfect creatures as crayfish, oysters,
cockles, and indeed all fish in general: as they are mute, and
their inward formation, as well as outward figure, vastly
different from ours, they express
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26. Flesh-Eating and Human Decimation, by William A. Alcott
of the consumption of fish,
which does not prevent the growth or use of vegetable products;
but my belief is, that, including them, the animal food we use
amounts to a great deal more than one
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27. The World is a Mighty Slaughterhouse, by William A. Alcott
one that includes flesh or fish, is a moral argument.
Thus, if man is so constituted by his
structure, and by the laws of his animal economy, that all the functions of the
body, and of course all the faculties of the mind, and the
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28. On the Pythagorean Life, by Iamblichus
Gods. Moreover, the fish melanurus
because it was sacred to the terrestrial Gods. Likewise, the
erythinus. Beans also were interdicted, due to many causes,
physical, psychic and sacred.
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29. Diet and Diet Reform, by Mohandas Gandhi
to His having eaten broiled fish after
the Resurrection. The most successful missionaries in South Africa
(the Trappists) are vegetarians. Looked at from every point of
view, vegetarianism has been
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