Of all the creatures that were made, man is the most detestable. Of the entire
brood he is the only one--the solitary one--that possesses malice. That is the
basest of all instincts, passions, vices--the most hateful. He is the only creature
that has pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. Also--in all the list he is
the only creature that has a nasty mind.
- Mark Twain's Autobiography
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. It is a trait that is not known
to the higher animals.
- "The Lowest Animal"
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