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.

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Original Citation

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

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

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A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is…”

A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is…”

A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is…”