Nathaniel Altman Quotes

• The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be respected. This belief forms the basis of the doctrine of ahimsa, which has been translated into English variously as "reverence for life," "nonviolence," and "dynamic compassion."

  Nathaniel Altman

  Compassion, Sacred, Reverence For Life

  Nathaniel Altman (1994). “Sacred Trees”, Random House (NY)

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• Aunque otros animales no puedan razonar ni hablar como los humanos, esto no nos da derecho a hacer con ellos lo que queramos. Aunque nuestra supuesta posesión de un alma y una inteligencia superior se utilicen para crear una línea divisoria arbitraria sobre los derechos, lo cierto es que todos los animales tienen la capacidad de experimentar dolor y sufrimiento, y en el sufrimiento son nuestros iguales.

  Nathaniel Altman

  Pain, Animal, Rights

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• Nonviolence is not just abstention from war, fighting, or animal flesh. It is abstention from negative thoughts and negative speech.

  Nathaniel Altman

  War, Fighting, Animal

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• . . . As a so-called "civilized" people, and as members of a society in search of lasting peace in the world, we cannot remain callous to our responsibility toward nature and insensitive to the inherent rights of the animals.

  Nathaniel Altman

  Nature, Responsibility, Animal

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