Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
As sure as God is good, so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil. — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary. — James Cook Copy Share Image
“All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Controversy, though always an evil in itself, is sometimes a necessary evil. — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity? — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Without haters, you can't see the level of your progress, that shows you that haters are necessary evil.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Yeah, I don't think you can live anywhere else - it's such a great city [New York]. L.A. is kind of a… — Will Arnett Copy Share Image
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that… — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
“he explained that elements of his behaviour in front of the media were a necessary evil: a vital cog in the psychological… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
My brother, are war and battle evil? Necessary, however, is the evil; necessary are the envy and the distrust and the back-biting… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
the fateful equating of power with violence, of the political with government, and of government with a necessary evil has begun. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. . . .” — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Racism was once just racism, a terrible bigotry that people nevertheless learned to live with, if not as a necessary evil then… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
My poems - like my family life, my life with friends, my teaching - these things express who I am. I don't… — Robert Pinsky Copy Share Image
I suspect that religion is a necessary evil in the childhood of our particular species. And that's one of the interesting things… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
You will find that you cannot do without politicians. They are a necessary evil in this day and time. You may not… — Huey Long Copy Share Image
“Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“most people interpret this assertion is that mistakes are a necessary evil. Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all.… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“This life is not for the faint of heart. We run from the situations that test our faith and resolve, shake us… — Nike Campbell-Fatoki Copy Share Image
“in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Hey." Her host grabbed her by the back of the jacket and hauled her upright. "I'm not fishing you out again if… — Cherry Adair Copy Share Image
“Some sense that to repress feelings of their childhood is to poison the very well-springs of life; they know that though repression… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
“First, you need to understand the attitude that the current executive committee has toward IT," says Richter. "Do they believe that IT… — Martha Heller Copy Share Image
“Rule by decree has conspicuous advantages for the domination of far-flung territories with heterogeneous populations and for a policy of oppression. Its… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“A mature person has the integrity to be alone. And when a mature person gives love, he gives without any strings attached… — Osho Copy Share Image
“As regards the social apparatus of repression and coercion, the government, there cannot be any question of freedom. Government is essentially the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of poverty; they are still… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
For me, Spotify is not even a necessary evil. It helps me do what I want to do. — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“The only thing necessary for evil to conquer is for us and those like us to do nothing.” — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
The State is said by some to be a necessary evil; it must be made unnecessary. — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke — Call Of Duty Copy Share Image
“Government at its best is a necessary evil; at its worst, an intolerable one.” — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image