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Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow read more
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
. . . congenital killers and criminals are possessed of not one but two Y chromosomes, bearing a double dose, read more
. . . congenital killers and criminals are possessed of not one but two Y chromosomes, bearing a double dose, as it were, of genetically undesirable maleness.
One day it's going to dawn on the human race that war is as barbaric a means of resolving conflict read more
One day it's going to dawn on the human race that war is as barbaric a means of resolving conflict as cannibalism is as a means of coping with diet deficiencies
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of read more
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too, but there will be no special hurry.
I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.
I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.
Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.
If you have to kill a snake, kill it once and for all
If you have to kill a snake, kill it once and for all
