Source: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789; 1823), Ch. 1 : Of the Principle of Utility
“Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.”
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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