Albert Schweitzer

"The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?"

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Source: Albert Schweitzer (1966). “The Teaching of Reverence for Life”

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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

Philosopher, Theologian

Albert Schweitzer was a physician, philosopher, and humanitarian known for his concept of 'Reverence for Life' and his work in Africa.

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