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What does it mean?
The speaker reflects that future generations will view past barbaric practices, like bull‑baiting, with horror.
In plain terms
Future people will see us as barbaric, like those who liked bull‑baiting.
What can you take from it?
Historical practices can seem cruel to later societies.

Where it applies

  • ethical debates
  • historical analysis

Putting it to work

  • learn from past cruelties
  • promote humane standards

Questions to consider

  • How do moral standards evolve?
  • What practices will be judged harshly tomorrow?

Another view

Comparison may oversimplify complex histories.

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