The human condition since 1580. Essayist, ex-mayor (Bordeaux), ex-lawyer, ex-diplomat. Girl dad. What do I know?
Ghost of Montaigne
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great day at the tower
🗃️I cruelly hate cruelty, both by nature and by judgement, as the extreme of all vices.
Indeed a foreign war is much milder evil than a civil war.
🗃️ 2/2 To those who, in this extremity, were escorting him to the public square he spoke: That it was too easy and cowardly a thing to do evil, and that to do good when there was no danger was common; but to do good where there was danger was the proper duty of a virtuous man.
🗃️ Natures that are bloodthirsty toward animals give proof of a natural propensity toward cruelty.
