“Now I had lived long enough and had heard enough from urchins my age and from other slaves, to distrust the person who calls himself merciful, or just, or kindly. Usually these are the most cruel, niggardly and selfish people, and slaves learn to fear the master who prefaces his remarks with tributes to his own virtues.” PeoplePersonsLongEnoughAgeVirtueHeardMastersSlaveSelfishHypocrisyDistrustRemarksTributeMercifulSelfish People Book:I, Juan de Pareja Source: I, Juan de Pareja