This is the sometimes inherent cruelty of symbolic politics.

Concern about the inherent cruelty of this hardly appears in literature until after the Second World War.

Thanks to John Tierney for pointing out the inherent cruelty behind the laughter.

The cruelty inherent in foie gras production cannot be justified, even with these dubious health claims.

Some shows have been criticized because of the potential cruelty inherent in the pranks, such as Scare Tactics.

This experience would have made clear to him the depths of cruelty inherent in modern warfare.

Based on the "obvious cruelty inherent," Justice Stevens said, the answer was yes.

Their efforts would ultimately prove fruitless, and there seemed to her an inherent cruelty in that.

The claim seemed ridiculous to Barrows for its inherent cruelty.

As a result, the inherent cruelty will never be addressed properly.