Consider the problem from the point of view of evil, evil being almost always pleasure's true and major charm; considered thus, the crime must appear greater when perpetrated upon a being of your identical sort than when inflicted upon one which is not, and this once established, the delight automatically doubles.
Marquis de SadeIt is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.
Marquis de SadeIs it not a strange blindness on our part to teach publicly the techniques of warfare and to reward with medals those who prove to be the most adroit killers?
Marquis de SadeThere is a kind of pleasure which comes from sacrilege or the profanation of the objects offered us for worship.
Marquis de Sade