This is the title of an article in Scientific American. The Grumpy Vegan is pleased to see that among them is “Eat Smart, Go Vegetarian?” Well, we could have done without the question mark but, hey, it’s progress.
The Grumpy Vegan wants to give a quick plug to the December issue of the BBC History magazine because it contains an excellent article by the Ruskin College, Oxford historian, Hilda Kean, called “The Mood of Militancy.”
Vivisection, and the vocal and at times extreme protests it has provoked, is not a modern phenomenon. Hilda Kean highlights the growth of such activism from the late 19th century.
Advertising is a racket…its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940), American author
I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.
W. C. Fields (1880 – 1946), American comedian, actor and juggler
Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900), an Irish playwright, novelist, poet and (adds the Grumpy Vegan), generally, God
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.
G.K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936) English writer
