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Does veganism require a “sacrifice”? Yes. It requires that you give up that which you never had any right to in the first place.

Gary L. Francione

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Gary L. Francione
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: May 24
Philosopher
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New York
United States
Gary Lawrence Francione
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