Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation - Jeremy Bentham

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It may come one day to be recognized, that the number of legs, the villosity of the skin, or the termination of the os sacrum, are reasons equally insufficient for abandoning a sensitive being to the same fate. What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason, or perhaps, the faculty for discourse? The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?

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redleaderfive 3 years, 10 months ago
Should the word "Can" be capitalized here?

The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?

I'm not great at spelling and grammar so I really am asking others for feedback.

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