Extravagance

“Luxury and Extravagance are in my opinion totally destructive of those Virtues,” he declared, “which are necessary for the Preservation of the Liberty and Happiness of the People.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Much more seismic was Simon Fairlie's book, Meat: A Benign Extravagance, which tore apart long-accepted data on environmentally unsound meat production, prompting environmentalist George Monbiot to retract his view that the ethical way forward was veganism.

Veggies have a duty to say meat is still murder 2010

Despite the misleading title of Simon Fairlie's book which formed Monbiot's view – Meat: A Benign Extravagance – meat is anything but benign.

Adopting a vegan diet will improve our health – and the planet's Poorva Joshipura 2010

Extravagance, indulgence, happiness, joy – these are all relative concepts.

How to have a thrifty Christmas Lucy Mangan 2010

That's why, for many vegans and vegetarians, the findings of Meat: A Benign Extravagance, while interesting, are ultimately a non-issue, a bit like Gaga's dress.

Veggies have a duty to say meat is still murder 2010

Extravagance "is just passé," says Ms. Whitmore, noting that clients might suspect "the cost is ultimately being passed on to them."

Present Tense 2009

Extravagance by wrecking my poor Tenants, inhancing their Rents, 'till their utmost Endeavours cou'd not supply their Necessities, much less my

Exilius 2008

All this Extravagance so distracted, frighted, and amaz'd me, that I scarce knew what to say: But as the Honour of the Gods ought to concern one most, so I began to reprimand her first on that Score, as affronting and blaspheming their

Exilius 2008

Extravagance, we heard a Noise below, which was the worthy Monster her

Exilius 2008

Extravagance is commonplace and privilege always unacknowledged.

Amy Goldwasser: Red the Book: The Interracial Generation, Part I 2008