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Cruel Quotes

On cruelty in power, illness, and public life.

This page collects observations on cruelty wherever it shows up, in social hierarchies, in the entertainment industry, and in the unpredictable nature of serious illness. For related themes, browse the Cruelty quotes page.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Nothing
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Nov 07, 2020

We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.

Quotes by Antonin Scalia

Cunning
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.

Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

Person
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Nov 07, 2020

I can be a cruel person.

Quotes by Amy Winehouse

People
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Nov 07, 2020

Given appropriate social conditions, decent, ordinary people can be led to do extraordinarily cruel things.

Quotes by Albert Bandura

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Albert Einstein

One quote even turns cruelty on its head with a dark joke comparing cancer to cake. Explore Harshness and Injustice for more on life's tougher edges.

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