You cannot perform acts of evil in the name of a greater good, because the good suffers. It is corrupted by what has been done in its name.
– John Connolly
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- He who loves lies suffers from no disease than lies! He who believes in and acts upon lies suffers from no disease than ignorance! – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- If the norm of the society is corrupted, then objective journalism is corrupted too, for it must not challenge the norm. It must accept the norm. – David Halberstam
- Best to live and love by the maxim that ‘silence in the face of evil is evil itself’, but when it’s evil fighting evil, let evil kill itself. – Criss Jami
- Evil is appealing, evil is attractive, evil is stylish. However, evil is still evil and it deserves to be treated just like that. – Lakshya Bharadwaj
- Any sensible government must learn to unleash the energy of its people and get them to perform instead of trying to get a bureaucracy to perform. – Verghese Kurien
- You are not required to perform like them, you are required to perform like you. – Bangambiki Habyarimana
- Evil, unlike good, is constantly at war with those most like itself, and ambition is its spur. – John Connolly
- If it must be enjoyed, then it must be done. And if it must be done, then it must be done well. If it is done well, it is enjoyed well. – Israelmore Ayivor
- Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil but then also do no evil. – Amit Abraham
- The contest is not between Us and Them, but between Good and Evil, and if those who would fight Evil adopt the ways of Evil, Evil wins. – Thomas Jefferson
- She’s had a long life of experience in noticing evil, fancying evil, suspecting evil and going forth to do battle with evil. – Agatha Christie
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- The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life. – Dalai Lama XIV
- Writing is something I do everyday. If I waited for inspiration, I’d never get anything done. – Lawrence C Connolly
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- Why choose the lesser evil anyway, when the greater evil is usually higher quality and will last longer before it breaks? – Scott Perkins
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- Do you know the amount of evil done by well-meaning humans? Oodles. Do you know the amount done by ill-meaning devils? Infinitesimal. – Thomm Quackenbush
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- I cannot help but believe that we are meant for something, Elowyn, something greater than we know. Perhaps greater than we will ever know. – Allison D Reid
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