The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?' (Jeremy Bentham)

The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'

Jeremy Bentham

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