We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
Peter SingerI can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life.
Peter SingerLooking back on my career, I think I've been extremely fortunate to be in the right place at the right time in order to have the influence that I did.
Peter SingerAll the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.
Peter SingerMy aim is to advocate that we make this mental switch in respect of our attitudes and practices towards a very large group of beings: members of species other than our own - or, as we popularly though misleadingly call them, animals. In other words, I am urging that we extend to other species the basic principle of equality that most of us recognize should be extended to all members of our own species.
Peter Singer