Great Evil Quotes

38 quotes by 35 authors

Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing… — William Cobbett
To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality. — Irwin Edman
The new evangelization calls for followers of Christ who are unconditionally pro-life: who will proclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of life in every situation.… — Pope John Paul II
Government, on their part, are much disposed to favor the establishment of these large companies, and to give them privileges to the detriment of their… — Antoine Destutt de Tracy
An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but… — George R. R. Martin
The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all… — Plato
I once heard a spiritual man say that he was not so much astonished at the things done by a soul in mortal sin as… — Teresa of Avila
The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing. — Martin Luther
Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a… — Vasily Grossman
Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings… — John Rawls
When God gives you comforts, it is your great evil not to observe His hand in them. — John Flavel
For us, terrorism remains the great evil of our time, and the war against this evil, our generationâ€™s great cause â€¦ There is no middle… — Richard Perle
Self-centered anger generates evil, but wrath at social injustice becomes the driving force for reform. Strong language that censures and combats a great evil often… — Daisaku Ikeda
Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to… — Patrick Henry
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'. — Charles Simmons
There should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor again excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil. — Plato
I have heard and seen many examples of the cruelty that we are able to visit on one another during my time. . . I… — Desmond Tutu
The State not seldom tolerates a comparatively great evil to keep out millions of lesser ills and inconveniences which otherwise would be inevitable and without… — Jean de la Bruyere
Political dissension is doubtless a less evil than the lethargy of despotism: but still it is a great evil, and it would be as worthy… — Thomas Jefferson
Let us be done with the notion that religion is confined to petty pieties and small constraints. All too often people who have possessed these… — A. Powell Davies

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