"What but the wolf's tooth whittled so fine The fleet limbs of the antelope? What but fear winged the birds, and hunger Jewelled with such eyes the great goshawk’s head? Violence has been the sire of all the world's values."
Robinson Jeffers

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English

Sources

Robinson Jeffers, "The Bloody Sire"

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wild_animal_suffering