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 Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are 
easy to learn.
 [Sp., Como el hacer read more 
 Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are 
easy to learn.
 [Sp., Como el hacer mal viene de natural cosecha, facilmente se 
aprende el hacerle.] 
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.
 It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil 
spirit of man.  
 It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil 
spirit of man. 
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
 States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis 
of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the read more 
 States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis 
of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking 
weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and 
growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, 
giving them the means to match their hatred. They could attack 
our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of 
these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic. 
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.