Jon Evans quotes

“To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence for life.”
-- Jon Evans

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“Vivisection is wrong because it is an abuse of man's power over the helpless, involving pain and suffering. The name for this is cruelty, and cruelty is immoral, no matter what the reason for its introduction.”
-- Jon Evans

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“Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.”

Source : Adeline Yen Mah (2009). “Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter”, p.12, Laurel Leaf

“To those who think that liberty is a good thing, and that it may someday be possible for people to live in a society fit for free, fully human individuals, a thorough education in the nature of language, its uses and abuses, seems indispensable.”

“Child abuse damages a person for life and that damage is in no way diminished by the ignorance of the perpetrator. It is only with the uncovering of the complete truth as it affects all those involved that a genuinely viable solution can be found to the dangers of child abuse.”

“There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.”

Source : Recalled on his death in People, 16 Sep 1991.

“Every transfinite consistent multiplicity, that is, every transfinite set, must have a definite aleph as its cardinal number.”

Source : "From Frege to Gödel: A Source Book in Mathematical Logic, 1879-1931". Book by Jean van Heijenoort, 1967.

“Human compassion is equal to human cruelty, and it is up to each of us to tip the balance.”

“Truth without compassion is Cruelty.”

“Cruelty in the theatre is unrelenting decisiveness, diligence, strictness.”

“People are able to justify immense cruelty and say that it is something that is sanctioned by their faith.”

“Not all games are innocent. Some come dangerously close to cruelty.”