Henry Bergh

“The man who will needlessly stamp upon a worm, will prove the executioner of his fellow-beings.”

“Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind.”

“The time will come when the public conscience will no longer tolerate the infliction of cruelty upon any living creature.”

“For the sake of the innocent, the helpless, and the dumb, I am here to plead their cause.”

“I am the voice of the voiceless.”

“Every beast of the field and every fowl of the air is my client.”

“Our duty is to protect the helpless.”

“This is a matter of conscience and humanity, not of law.”

“We are all creatures of the same God.”

“To be a man is, properly speaking, to be a protector.”

“Life is life's greatest gift. Guard it well.”

“I will not be discouraged. I will not be defeated.”