When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wan…

George Bernard Shaw
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When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. ✨ 1903 Man and Superman,'Maxims for Revolutionists: Crime and Punishment'.
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