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Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art.
Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art.
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
The love of evil is the root of all money.
The love of evil is the root of all money.
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.
I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis read more
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta
committi.]
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from read more
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the read more
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.