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Quotes from Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe — Jane Goodall

1934–2025 England

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The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man — whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them.

Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe (2000)

But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our sensibilities are of a higher order of magnitude than those of chimpanzees.

Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe (2000)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jane Goodall (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.