If you believe that humans are animals, there can be no such thing as the history of humanity, only the lives of particular humans. If we speak of the history of the species at all, it is only to signify the unknowable sum of these lives. As with other animals, some lives are happy, others wretched. None has a meaning that lies beyond itself.
- John Gray, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
- John Gray, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
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