Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only …

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Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it. ✨ Mark Twain (1973). What Is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings, p.84, Univ of California Press
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