Since I no longer expect
anything from mankind except
madness,
meanness, and mendacity;
egotism,
cowardice,
and
self-delusion,
I have stopped
being a
misanthrope.
Source: The Whole Bloody Bird, Aphs (1969).
-- Irving Layton, (Mar 12 1912-2006), Canadian poet, author; He treated the Jewish-Canadian experience with rebellious vigour.