“The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians with those poor, underestimated creatures.”

"Do Humans Alone 'Feel Your Pain'?", in The Chronicle (26 October 2001) http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i09/09b00701.htm

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Dutch primatologist and ethologist 1948

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