One has got to choose between the two evils, also between the lesser of the two evils in the matter of food, and therefore vegetarian food has got to be taken by man in order to sustain human life.

I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.

Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.

I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.

The vegetarian movement is an ancient movement and is not quite a modern one.

Society at present suffers far more from waste of money than from want of it. There is dignity in every attempt to economise. It indicates self-denial and imparts strength of character. It produces a well-regulated mind.

I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But man's intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong.