May 11, 1900._
Dear Sir,--I am not a vegetarian, but I believe in it as certain to be
adopted in the future, and as essential to a higher social and moral
state of society. My reasons are:
(1) That far less land is needed to supply vegetable than to supply
animal food.
(2) That the business of a butcher is, and would be, repulsive to all
refined natures.
(3) That with proper arrangements for variety and good cookery,
vegetable food is better for health of body and mind.--Yours very truly,
ALFRED R. WALLACE.
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TO MR. JOHN (LORD) MORLEY
_Parkstone, Dorset, October 20, 1900._
Dear Sir,--I look upon you as the one politician left to us, who, by his
ability and integrity, his eloquence and love of truth, his high
standing as a thinker and writer, and his openness of mind, is able to
become the leader of the English people in their struggle for freedom
against the monopolists of land, capital, and political power. I
therefore take the liberty of sending you herewith a book of mine
containing a number of miscellaneous essays, a few of which, I venture
to think, are worthy of your serious attention.
Some time since you intimated in one of your speeches that, if the
choice for this country were between Imperialism and Socialism, you were
inclined to consider the latter the less evil of the two. You added, I
think, your conviction that the dangers of Socialism to human character
were what most influenced you against it.
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