"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
— Mahatma Gandhi

January 1, 1970

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Attributed to Gandhi since at least 1980: The seal hunt truly is Canada's shame and we would do well to think of the words of Gandhi when he said, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" (Doris Potter, Letter to the editor, The Gazette (Montreal), 1980-03-18, p. 8).