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.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Dark side of human nature Human nature Man and animals

Author

Mark Twain

Source

The Lowest Animal Letters from the Earth

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. "The Lowest Animal." Letters from the Earth. Harper & Row, 1962.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "The Lowest Animal." Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings, edited by Bernard DeVoto. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004.

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