Gordon Latto (doctor) Quotes

Gordon Latto was a Scottish doctor and nutritionist who was President of both the International Vegetarian Union and the British Vegetarian Society.

✵ 25. June 1911 – 2. September 1998

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Gordon Latto (doctor) Quotes

“If we harden our hearts to the suffering of the creatures, we must by an immutable law harden our hearts to our brother and sister, and this can never lead to ideal conditions. The adoption of this vegetarian way of life, if the food is balanced, will lead to a new, better, higher, and more noble rhythm of living.”

Gordon Latto (doctor)

Speech at the 24th International Vegetarian Congress, India, 1977; quoted in The Vegetarians by Rynn Berry (Autumn Press, 1979), pp. 133-134.

Life , Law , Food , Way

“So I read about various aspects of vegetarianism—the scientific aspect, the humane aspect, the ethical aspect, and the economic aspect. The more I studied, the more convinced I became that it was a logical procedure, that it would help humanity, that it would lessen the suffering of the animals, and that it would help this country.”

Gordon Latto (doctor)

Interview in The Vegetarians by Rynn Berry (Autumn Press, 1979), p. 123.

Study , Suffering , Reading , Help

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