The vast majority of the race whether savage or civilized, are secretl…

Mark Twain
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The vast majority of the race whether savage or civilized, are secretly kind at heart and shrink from inflicting pain, but in the presence of the aggressive and pitiless minority they don't dare to assert themselves. ✨ Mark Twain (1992). The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories, p.110, Courier Corporation
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