There Is, Nevertheless, A Certain Respect And A General Duty Of Humanity
That Ties Us, Not Only To Beasts That Have Life And Sense, But Even
To Trees And Plants.
There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity
that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even
to trees and plants.
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book ii, Chap. xi, Of Cruelty
