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Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the read more
The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que read more
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que d'estre humain, et
humanite d'estre cruel.]
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel read more
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
