Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

Men so noble,
However faulty, yet should find respect
For what they have been: 'tis a cruelty
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Men so noble,
However faulty, yet should find respect
For what they have been: 'tis a cruelty
To load a falling man.

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural read more

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural read more

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us

All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.

All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.