We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

William Ralph Inge

The Idea of Progress

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Topic

Animal cruelty Man and animals

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William Ralph Inge

Source

The Idea of Progress

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.

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Time
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Are you lost daddy I asked tenderly.
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Ring Lardner
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Citation

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