Dictatorial Reasoning

"It is no more logical to think 'I am more important than this person' than it is to think 'I’m more important than this insect.' Such a view has not one single logical reason to support it but is merely dictatorial and egotistical reasoning. An ant’s life may be of little consequence to us, but to the ant it is everything."  ~Lama Zopa Rinpoche (via)