3,115 Quotes About Evil

In this view, man is an energy-convertingorganism who must exert his manipulative powers, who must damage his world in some ways, who must make it uncomfortable for others, etc., by his own nature as an active being. He seeks self-expansionfrom a very uncertain power base. Even if man hurtsothers, it is because he is weak and afraid, not because he is confident and cruel. Rousseau summed up this point of view with the idea that only the strong person can be ethical, not the weak one.

Liberty means refusing to allow some men to use the state to compel other men to serve their interests or opinion.

He is terribly bright; he is handsome; he is charming; and you have spoiled him horribly. In other words, he has all the makings of a true monster.

You see a wile, you thwart. Am I right?

I am not scoffing at goodness, which is far more difficult to explain than evil, and just as complicated. But sometimes it's hard to put up with.

All That Is Needed For Evil To Succeeded, Is For Good People To Do Nothing

But maybe they were barbarians. Maybe this is what most barbarians look like. They look like everybody else.

One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her- is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?

If evil exists its to be found in our fears.