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Leo Tolstoy

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.

Leo Tolstoy

Life

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Leo Tolstoy is saying that since people can stay healthy without eating animals, choosing to eat meat means they are ending animal lives just to satisfy their desire for taste. This implies that killing animals for food is unnecessary and driven only by personal preference, not by need.

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