 | Christine Quigley - 1996 - 372 頁
...for these purposes, and afford us pain instead of pleasure, instead of an aid become an encumbrance, and answer none of the intentions for which they were...benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them."32 Euthanasia is encouraged by many when a body is no longer able to function. Passive... | |
 | James Campbell - 1999 - 322 頁
...That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and...benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way (6:407; cf. 3:345).59 It is thus not rational to complain about the... | |
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...benevolent act of God—when they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure... it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way. - Benjamin Franklin, American writer, scientist, and statesman The... | |
 | Alanson B. Houghton - 2004 - 112 頁
...for these purposes, and afford us pain instead of pleasure, instead of an aid become an encumbrance, and answer none of the intentions for which they were...benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way. Our friend and we were invited abroad on a party of pleasure, which... | |
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We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit for these purposes, and afford us... 
