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War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. ↗

— John McCain

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It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone. ↗

— Paul McCartney

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We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel. ↗

— Frederica Montseny

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A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run. ↗

— Ouida

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Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel. ↗

— Ovid

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Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of light. ↗

— Boris Pasternak

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Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures. ↗

— Dennis Potter

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I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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