Philip Wollen

500px|thumb|right|Philip Wollen Philip Wollen (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist. He is a former Vice-President of Citibank and was also General Manager at Citicorp. Wollen became a vegan following his departure from Citibank. Quotes "Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012) Animals Should be Off the Menu (2012) Full transcript If everyone ate a Western diet, we would need two Planet Earths to feed them. We only have one. And she is dying. The earth can produce enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for everyone’s greed. Veganism gives us “THE PEACE DIVIDEND”. The Peace Map is drawn on a menu. Peace is not just the absence of war. It is the presence of Justice”. I discovered when we suffer, we suffer as equals. And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear. . . . . is a boy Poor countries sell their grain to the West for hard currency while their own children starve in their arms. And the West feeds it to livestock. . . So we can eat a steak? I bet I am not the only one in the room who sees this as a crime? Every morsel of meat we eat is slapping the tear-stained face of a starving child. When I look into her eyes, do I remain silent? External links Kindness Trust on Facebook Kindness House Winsome Constance Kindness Trust Australia Day Awards 2005 Philip Wollen's quotes from All Creatures Intelligence Squared Debate on ABC TV. “Animals Should Be Off The Menu” Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Vegetarians Category:Businesspeople from Australia