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St. Isaac of Nineveh
(also known as St. Isaac of Syria)
7th Century Assyrian Bishop
(died @700)

"Poor innocent little creatures (to animals bound for slaughter): if you were reasoning beings and could speak you would curse us. For we are the cause of your death, and what have you done to deserve it?"

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