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Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view)… — Milan Kundera

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Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view) consists of its attitudes towards those who are at its mercy: animals.

Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being · 1984
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Man and animals
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Novel
Time
1984
Person
Milan Kundera
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Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, translated by Michael Henry Heim. Harper Perennial, 2009.
Original citation
Kundera, Milan. L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être [The Unbearable Lightness of Being]. Gallimard, 1984.

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