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Necessary Evil Quotes

Richard Branson quote: "Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary."
Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary. Richard Branson
Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn’t killing people in the name of god a pretty good definition of insanity? Arthur C. Clarke
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children. Jimmy Carter
Margaret Mead quote: "It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but..."
It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. Margaret Mead
Menander quote: "Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a..."
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil. Menander
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Andrew Jackson quote: "There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist..."
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. Andrew Jackson
I would have to spend the afternoon shopping. I hate to shop. I considered it one of the life's necessary evils, like brussels sprouts and high-heeled shoes. Laurell K. Hamilton
The D.H.C. for Central London always made a point of personally conducting his new students round the various departments."Just to give you a general idea," hew would explain to them. For of course some soft of general idea they must have, if they were to do their work intelligently - though as little of one, if they were to be good and happy members of society, as possible. For particulars, as every one knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils.... Aldous Huxley
For particulars, as everyone knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fretsawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society. Aldous Huxley
C. S. Lewis quote: "Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good."
Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good. C. S. Lewis
Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins ... Society is in every state a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Thomas Paine
There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be. Johnny Depp
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. Christy Mathewson
Daniel Craig quote: "I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't..."
I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose. Daniel Craig

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