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The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual…

Quote byMark Twain · 1835–1910

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: What Is Man? (1906), Ch. 6.

English (original)

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.

— Mark Twain

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