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Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they… — Bertrand Russell
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists - that is why they invented hell. — Bertrand Russell
Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and… — Bertrand Russell
Eternal punishment must be eternal cruelty, and I do not see how any man, unless he has the brain of an idiot, or the heart… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion go hand in hand. — Bertrand Russell
What you hold in your hand is proof of man's power - against which our strength means nothing. It has the force of 100 spears.… — Charlton Heston
True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and… — Eric Liu
Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty. — Raisa Gorbacheva
Ideal Love, stepped down to the level of the practical, day-to-day life, must mean the service of each to all within his or her sphere,… — Nilakanta Sri Ram
But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall… — David Hume
Occasional kindness does not cancel out cruelty. Hitting is never acceptable under any circumstances. — Sam Horn
Cruelty ever proceeds from a vile mind, and often from a cowardly heart. — Ludovico Ariosto
There is no middle way. We cannot compromise on cruelty. — Unknown Author
At no point did the [Burns] committee conclude, or even attempt to conclude, an assessment of cruelty. Yet many bodies have erroneously quoted the Burns… — Unknown Author
He has known joy and violence. Felt the warmth of children and the cruelty of abuse. He has nearly died saving lives and merely been… — Anna Sewell
It might be said that all knowledge is linked to the essential forms of cruelty. — Michel Foucault
This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural human sympathy, than… — Margaret E. Knight
Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without. — Rue McClanahan
Tis a cruelty to load a fallen man. — William Shakespeare
If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain from flesh, foster innocence; if ill-founded they at least teach us frugality, and what loss have you… — Seneca the Younger
cruelty to animals is contrary to man's duty to himself, because it deadens in him the feeling of sympathy for their sufferings, and thus a… — Immanuel Kant
Becoming a vegetarian is not merely a symbolic gesture. Nor is it an attempt to isolate oneself from the ugly realities of the world, to… — Peter Singer
Normal children often pass through stages of passionate cruelty, laziness, lying and thievery. — G. Stanley Hall
You are Christians; find out what is true and false in Christianity - and you will then find out what is true. Find out what… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world… — Walter Raleigh

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