Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

I don't often find myself agreeing with Thoreau, but this time I do. As a society we need to cultivate a much greater respect for life in general. It comes, after all, from God, and man cannot create it.