The State is said by some to be a necessary evil; it must be made unnecessary. — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
“Government at its best is a necessary evil; at its worst, an intolerable one.” — Joseph Befumo 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
A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that… — Kristen Connolly 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
“Only I knew the truth—I didn’t enjoy killing. It was nothing more than a necessary evil in my world. My sin was… — Lisa Kessler Copy Share Image
“Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all. They are an inevitable consequence of doing something new (and, as such,… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
I hate to shop. I consider it one of life's necessary evils, like brussels sprouts and high-heeled shoes. — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
A lot of companies think sales is, like, a necessary evil. Sales is really the most noble part of the business because… — Greg Gianforte Copy Share Image
While in some quarters it is felt that the critic is just a necessary evil, most serious-minded, decent, talented theater people agree… — Jean Kerr 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
“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
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
“Not necessarily. Zobrist may be a pariah in the medical community, but he probably has a legion of devout fans of his… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
No matter how deeply wedded one may be to the free enterprise system (and I, for one, am wedded for life), one… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered… — Martin Luther King, Jr 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
“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
“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
“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
When a person, group, or a government is speaking of necessary evils they must first realize that no evil is truly necessary.… — Aaron Lee Copy Share Image
“Besides, the “necessary evil” that Lazar was trying to pass off as acceptable was so far beyond the line of righteousness that… — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
It is impossible! It has never happened - it cannot happen in the very nature of things. Marriage is something against nature.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
I see the canvas and I begin... It's a necessary evil to get into the work, and it's pretty marvelous to be… — Willem de Kooning Copy Share Image
Politics is a way of ruling in divided societies without undue violence...politics is not just a necessary evil; it is a realistic… — Bernard Crick Copy Share Image
“The daisies and buttercups nodded in the breeze, like skinny-necked old ladies listening to dance music. What if necessary evil had an… — Tricia Springstubb Copy Share Image
The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Sexual expression within a marriage is not an option or an extra. It is certainly not, as it has sometimes been considered,… — John MacArthur Copy Share Image
THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“In my book, the media are a necessary evil: they live off the animal inside us, they bait the front pages with… — Tana French Copy Share Image
I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil...and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to… — Gail O'Grady Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom, fooled by our misleading "physical intuition", is that the real world is "continuous", and that discrete models are necessary evils… — Doron Zeilberger Copy Share Image
The government's appearing to be a necessary evil does not oblige people to trust it. We face a choice of trusting government… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
There are guys who thrive completely on the action in the ring and see the promotion as a necessary evil, whereas I… — Mick Foley Copy Share Image
