"That is what is so strange, that people will not believe what is really true, what is before their eyes."

We are all connected; to each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; to the rest of the universe, atomically.

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.

解读：每个人都拥有内在价值与尊严，不能仅仅把他人当作达成某种目的的工具。在人际交往、社会合作乃至法律关系里，都要尊重个体的人格，基于这个理念，法律保障公民基本权利不受无端侵害。