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I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
 Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
 [Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit read more 
 Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
 [Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit dans un pire.] 
Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
 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. 
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]  
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.] 
The world, the flesh, the devil.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
 Of evils one should choose the least.
 [Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]  
 Of evils one should choose the least.
 [Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.] 
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
 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.