Man's cruelty to man

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Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?

William Wordsworth

Lines Written in Early Spring

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Wordsworth, William. "Lines written in early spring." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. and A. Arch, 1798, st. 6.

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Wordsworth, William. "Lines written in Early Spring." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, st. 6.

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Burns, Robert. Man was made to Mourn: A Dirge. 1784, st. 11.

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Burns, Robert. "Man Was Made to Mourn. A Dirge." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994, I. 11.

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Hobbes, Thomas. De Cive [On the citizen]. Paris, 1642.

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Hobbes, Thomas. Man and Citizen (De Homine and De Cive), edited by Bernard Gert. Hackett Publishing, 1991.

O poor mortals, how ye make this Earth bitter for each other.

Thomas Carlyle

The French Revolution: A History

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Carlyle, Thomas. The French Revolution: A History. London: James Fraser, 1837, pt. 1, bk. 5, ch. 5.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Colonel Edward Carrington. 16 Jan. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Edward Carrington, Jan. 16, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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James, William. "Remarks At The Peace Banquet." Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1904. Originally remarks at the world peace banquet. 7 Oct. 1904, Boston, MA, USA.