... it is certainly wrong to condemn poor old Homo Sapiens as the only species to kill his own kind, the only inheritor of the mark of Cain, and similar melodramatic charges.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans are not unique in killing their own kind; other species also engage in intra-species killing.
- In plain terms
- Humans are not the only species that kill their own kind.
- What can you take from it?
- Violence among kin is common across many species.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is human violence unique?
- What do animal behaviors tell us?
Another view
It downplays the scale and intent of human violence compared to animals.
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