“Of all the animals in creation, politicians have the shortest memories.”

“The creations of a person will enclose eternal memory of him.”

“The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.”

“The proper memory for a politician is one that knows what to remember and what to forget.”

“It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.”

“So much of political philosophy throughout history has consisted of concocting reasons why people have a duty to be tame animals in politicians’ cages.”

“There is one Truth that shines through all of creation. Rivers and mountains, plants and animals, the sun, the moon and the stars, you and I—all are expressions of this one Reality. Many who have realised this truth through their own experience have walked on this earth, and many are yet to come.”

“[The taxidermist is] a historian, dealing with an animal's past; the zookeeper is a politician, dealing with an animal's present; and everyone else is a citizen who must decide on that animal's future (…) The indifference of the many, combined with the active hatred of the few, has sealed the fate of animals.”

“I have a deep and profound mistrust of all politicians.”

“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.”