Ocupation: Political Scientist
Life: September 24, 1928 - September 17, 1992
Birthday: September 24
Death: September 17
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.
source: Judith N. Shklar (1984). “Ordinary Vices”, p.44, Harvard University Press