In the 1972 essay 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality', Peter Singer wrote: It makes no difference whether the person I can help is a neighbor's child ten yards away from me or a Bengali whose name I shall never know, ten thousand miles away. ...
Peter Singer kirjutas oma 1972. aasta essees 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality' järgmist: „Pole vahet, kas inimene, keda ma aidata saan, on 10 jardi eemal asuv naabri laps või bengallane, kelle nime ma kunagi teada ei saa.