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title: "6 Capable Evil Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“It has always been easier to believe himself capable of evil than to accept evil in others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-guest/it-has-always-been-easier-to-believe-himself-capable-of-evil-than-to/)

[Judith Guest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-guest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/judith-guest-13027_evil_it-has-always-been-easier-to-believe-him_627826.png)

> [“Humans were always more capable of evil than you could imagine. And they were also capable of more wonderment than you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-o-neill/humans-were-always-more-capable-of-evil-than-you-could-imagine-and/)

[Heather O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-o-neill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/heather-o-neill-4972_imaginations_humans-were-always-more-capable-of-evil_1084519.jpg)

> [“As far as evil goes”—she shrugged one shoulder—“I’ve spent a dozen years studying the subject and there’s one thing I know for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debra-webb/as-far-as-evil-goes-she-shrugged-one-shoulder-i-ve-spent-a-dozen/)

[Debra Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debra-webb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/debra-webb-36610_quote_as-far-as-evil-goes-she-shrugged-one-sho_1243060.jpg)

> [You want to kill me, don't you? And here I thought you and your friends were so righteous. You are just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-want-to-kill-me-don-t-you-and-here-i-thought-you-and-your-friends/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Satan or demons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-gerritsen/i-know-there-s-evil-in-the-world-and-there-always-has-been-but-you/)

[Tess Gerritsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-gerritsen/)

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> [In my head, men and women are equally capable of evil. So are all communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richa-chadha/in-my-head-men-and-women-are-equally-capable-of-evil-so-are-all/)

[Richa Chadha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richa-chadha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/richa-chadha-6325_capable_in-my-head-men-and-women-are-equally-cap_2650255.jpg)

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