I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the read more

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"

An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!

Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!

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.