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Philip Wollen (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist. He is a former Vice-President of Citibank and was also General Manager at Citicorp. Wollen became a vegan following his departure from Citibank.

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Every morsel of meat we eat is slapping the tear-stained face of a starving child. When I look into her eyes, do I remain silent?

Poor countries sell their grain to the West for hard currency while their own children starve in their arms. And the West feeds it to livestock. . . So we can eat a steak? I bet I am not the only one in the room who sees this as a crime?

I discovered when we suffer, we suffer as equals. And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear. . . . . is a boy

Veganism gives us “THE PEACE DIVIDEND”. The Peace Map is drawn on a menu. Peace is not just the absence of war. It is the presence of Justice”.

The earth can produce enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for everyone’s greed.

If everyone ate a Western diet, we would need two Planet Earths to feed them. We only have one. And she is dying.