Character Quote by Anthony Burgess

Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate.

— Anthony Burgess

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have…

— Alan Dershowitz

Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value

— Konrad Lorenz

Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of goods.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil. The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to…

— Anthony Burgess

The balance between good and evil, and the choices we make between them, are probably the single most important aspects shaping our personalities and…

— Marilyn Manson

Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is that which we perceive as a value.

— Konrad Lorenz

Moral evil is the immorality and pain and suffering and tragedy that come because we choose to be selfish, arrogant, uncaring, hateful and abusive.

— Lee Strobel

There is evil in the world, but it can be overcome through repentance and aspiration, and therein lies the true meaning and adventure of…

— Abba Hillel Silver

Human nature is so constituted that the propensity for evil is always intensified by external circumstances, and the morality of the individual depends much…

— Mikhail Bakunin

All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them.

— Daniel Defoe

Evil is a necessary part of the order of the universe.

— W. Somerset Maugham