I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Churchill uses animal behavior to illustrate human social hierarchies and expresses preference for pigs.
- In plain terms
- Pigs treat humans as equals while other animals do not.
- What can you take from it?
- Value equality in relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do animals view us?
- What makes a relationship equal?
Another view
It generalizes complex animal behavior for rhetorical effect.
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