If those in power were smart or kind then there would not be any unnecessary animal cruelty in our world. "If.
Power
We cherish reprobates, not for their cruelty, but for their little show of patronage.
Worth, Enemies, Giving
The nicest men in the world were horribly cruel. They took no great pleasure from it, it was just part of being a male, with a perpetual deep gulf between the sexes.
Men
If she had learnt any lesson today it was that men were stupid, helpless creatures made needlessly cruel by their terror of showing their feelings.
Men, Feelings
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