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The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
Born: Feb 15, 1748
Died: Jun 6, 1832

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Rather, Talk, Nor, Question, Reason, Suffer

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