Lionel Trilling , American critic

said about Contemplation, Cruelty, Spiritual, Will...

Share quote as image on FacebookShare quote as image on TwitterShare quote as image on Google PlusShare quote as image on PinterestShare quote as image or saveSend quote as image to friends e-mail
"It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of our spiritual condition will make us consent to it."
- Lionel Trilling

Read all Lionel Trilling quotes, or find out more about Lionel Trilling