We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower to declare that the rest of the building is irrelevant, that the precious concept of "tower" ought to be reserved for the summit.

Future benefits rarely figure in the minds of animals.

Dogmatists have one advantage: they are poor listeners.

The intuitive connection children feel with animals can be a tremendous source of joy. The unconditional love received from pets, and the lack of artifice in the relationship, contrast sharply with the much trickier dealings with members of their own species.

We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.

Robin Hood had it right.Humanity's deepest wish is to spread the wealth.