Part II, p. 212

A person who already displays … cruelty to animals is also no less hardened towards men. We can already know the human heart, even in regard to animals.

— Immanuel Kant

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About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.