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“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.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“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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