Stephen Sapontzis
Quotes
When our interests or the interests of those we care for will be hurt, we do not recognize a moral obligation to “let nature take its course,” but when we do not want to be bothered with an obligation, “that’s just the way the world works” provides a handy excuse.
Steve F. Sapontzis, Predation, Ethics and animals, vol. 5, no. 2, 1984, pp. 27–38, p. 29