--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Good and evil has no passport; it speaks…" description: "\"“Good and evil has no passport; it speaks in different tongues, wears many skins, and exists everywhere, even in the same person”\" — A.H. Amin" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/a-h-amin-215661_evil_good-and-evil-has-no-passport-it-speaks_774488.jpg" --- # Good and evil has no passport; it speaks in different… ![“Good and evil has no passport; it speaks in different tongues, wears many skins, and exists everywhere, even in the same person” quote by A.H. Amin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/a-h-amin-215661_evil_good-and-evil-has-no-passport-it-speaks_774488.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/a-h-amin-215661_evil_good-and-evil-has-no-passport-it-speaks_774488.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/a-h-amin-215661_evil_good-and-evil-has-no-passport-it-speaks_774488.jpg) > ““Good and evil has no passport; it speaks in different tongues, wears many skins, and exists everywhere, even in the same person”” A.H. Amin ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Good and evil are universal, appearing in many forms and even coexisting within a single person. **In simple terms:** Good and evil cross all borders and can share a body. Key Takeaway Recognize inner complexity. 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