Cruelty Quotes

"My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt."
-Anna Sewell

"One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel."
-Thomas Fowell Buxton

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."
-James Anthony Froude

"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty."
-Phaedrus

"We probably deal with animal cruelty cases on a weekly basis, but not animal cruelty of this nature."
-Barry Pruitt

"Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities."
-Harriet Ann Jacobs

"It's the ultimate in hunter cruelty."
-Heidi Prescott

"CARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns."
-Ambrose Bierce

"We are investigating it as an animal cruelty case."
-Al Dams

"Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us?"
-Soledad O'brien

"The conditions inside were horrible. Poor conditions. She was charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty."
-Paul Morgan

"Now it is time to deal with animal cruelty in the shooting industry."
-John Cooper

"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable."
-Jodie Foster

"Kindness is the beginning of cruelty."
-Frank Herbert

"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty."
-Maximilien Robespierre

"I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form."
-Morarji Desai

"Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it."
-Anna Sewell

"One thing I would love to see is the state put more teeth in their animal cruelty laws."
-John Roberson

"War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle."
-Gilbert Parker

"Turning animal cruelty into a game is absolutely hideous."
-Karin Robertson