It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of our spiritual condition will make us consent to it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.
We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.
Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.
We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty.
Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.
Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt.
Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us?
Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case.
My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.
There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.
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