"It seems to me perfectly possible to act humanely towards other beings, whether humans or animals or plants. One simply has to learn how to behave. To behave "humanely" it is perfectly possible to do without the notion of "humanity.""

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Source : "Do Muslims Belong in the West? An Interview with Talal Asad". Interview with Hasan Azad, www.jadaliyya.com. February 3, 2015.

Talal Asad

#Animal Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Plant Quotes

“If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash.”
“Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.”
“I think if I had known then what I know now, I would have been a lot more relaxed. I'm really happy with the result and I think Bjorn helped me take it in directions I couldn't have taken it in myself. It is a scary thing to be putting it in other people's hands, but it's really necessary sometimes.”
“The reality is Hicks is facing an unfair justice system that is not tolerated anywhere else in the world, so where does that leave him”

Source : "Al Qaeda man faces tribunal", www.cnn.com. August 26, 2004.
“It's a matter of how the bullpen looks as to whether Bell goes in there or Crow goes in there. Bell won't be ready for a start for another 10 days.”
“Jerry Springer' is just kind of the chubby, redneck version of throwing Christians to the lions.”
“Show me a sensible person who likes himself or herself! I know myself too well to like what I see. I know but too well that I'm not what I'd like to be.”
“The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.”

Source : Stanley Milgram (2017). “Obedience to Authority”, p.8, HarperCollins

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