Henry Spira
Henry Spira was an American activist for socialism and animal rights, who is regarded by some as one of the most effective animal advocates of the 20th century.
Background
- Born in
- Antwerp
- Educated at
- Brooklyn College
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Trending topics shown first"It was very dispiriting because a lot of things needed to be done. One of the things that happened was, if you had a good rank-and-file activist in a trade union situation, they would make them an off…"
"If you see something that's wrong, you've got to do something about it."
"Certainly, self-righteous anti-vivisection societies had been hollering, "Abolition! All or Nothing!" But that didn't help the laboratory animals, since while the anti-vivisection groups had been holl…"
"There is a rich tradition to help answer this question . It's the fight for human freedom. And the fundamental lesson is that the meek don't make it. But audacity must be fused with attention to detai…"
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Timeline
1927
Born
Birth1998
Died
Death
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