Mark Twain — "Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that i…"
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.
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From 'Letters from the Earth'.
Date: c. 1909 (written), 1962 (published posthumously)
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