James Rachels

Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.

— James Rachels

Human life will no longer be regarded with the kind of superstitious awe which it is accorded in traditional thought, and the lives of non-humans will no longer be a matter of indifference. This means that human life will, in a sense, be devalued, while the value granted to non-human life will be increased. A revised view of such matters as suicide and euthanasia, as well as a revised view of how we should treat animals, will result.

— James Rachels

How could anyone seriously believe that animals do not feel pain? After all, we have virtually the same evidence for animal pain that we have for human pain......So, on what grounds could anyone possible say animals are insensitive to pain?

— James Rachels

We should care about the interests of other people for the same reason we care about our own interests; for their needs and desires are comparable to our own.

— James Rachels