Jeremy Bentham Suffering Quotations

A civilized society must count animals as worthy of moral consideration and ethical treatment. The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?

Unkind language is sure to produce the fruits of unkindness--that is, suffering in the bosom of others.

The question is not can animals speak but can they suffer.

What is it that should trace the insuperable line? ...The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?

I don't care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that they are capable of suffering!