Quote by Gary L. Francione

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.

Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism,

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This quote highlights the concept of speciesism, which is the belief in privileging one species over others. It argues that just as we reject discrimination based on traits like race, sex, age, or sexual orientation when it comes to humans, we should also reject discrimination based on species. It emphasizes that the inherent value of a sentient being should not be determined by their species, paralleling how we recognize the equal rights and moral community of all individuals regardless of these characteristics.

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