The human beings must be mentally immensely strong, during the encounter with the true malevolence in others, because on it's own it doesn't belong to their species.
In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.
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In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.
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