Quote by Milan Kundera

Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.

Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies

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This quote suggests that the true measure of humanity's morality lies in how it treats animals. It implies that mankind has failed this moral test, which it calls a fundamental debacle, with far-reaching consequences. The quote highlights the importance of considering the welfare and treatment of animals as indicative of a society's ethics and argues that the failure in this regard is the root cause of many other failures.

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