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Mr. Twain

Sunday October 19, 2008 1:18 PM by Alex
Thanks go out to Creature Talk!

Mark Twain wrote,
Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made, [man] is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one... that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain (emphasis added).

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2 Comments

By creature talk on October 20, 2008 9:54 AM

It's a great quote, isn't it?

I can't watch that video. I don't know what it is, but by the looks of the still-photo, it's not pretty.

By Alex on October 20, 2008 11:14 AM

I emphasized "knowing it to be pain" because it truly highlights the moral depth of the quote.

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