“Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.”
“Humanitarianism is rude.”
Ibid.
The Book of Disquiet
Original: O humanitarismo é uma grosseria.
Variant: Enthusiasm is rude.
Original
O humanitarismo é uma grosseria.
"Os Grandes Trechos". Assírio & Alvim, Lisboa, 2006, p.
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Canto XXXIII, line 150 (tr. Longfellow).
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“Another round? It would be rude not to.”
Source: <i>Bourbon & Bacon</i> (2014), p. 74