When asked why he chose the midst of World War II to establish the Vegan Society, founder Donald Watson answered, 

“Can time ever be ripe for any reform unless it is ripened by human determination? Did Wilberforce wait for the ‘ripening’ of time before he commenced his fight against slavery? ... There is an obvious danger in leaving the fulfilment of our ideals to posterity, for posterity may not have our ideals. Evolution can be retrogressive as well as progressive, indeed there seems always to be a strong gravitation the wrong way unless existing standards are guarded and new visions honoured.”

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Resources:

Vegan Society Basic History

Vegan Society Extensive History

Transcript of George D. Rodger's 2002 Interview with Donald Watson

Link to Indian Vegan Society's Website

Link to American Vegan Society's Website