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It seems to me that liberal and humane people, of whom there are many among us, would, if they were asked to rank the vices, put cruelty first. Intuitively they would choose cruelty as the worst thing we do.
Judith N. Shklar
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Judith N. Shklar
Age: 63 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 24
Died: 1992
Died: September 17
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