Agency Quote by James F. Cooper

It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive…

— James F. Cooper

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

— Anonymous

An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.

— Joseph Addison

Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.

— Anonymous

To do evil is more within the reach of every man, in public as in private life, than to do good.

— Samuel Parr

Human nature is disposed to do good.

— Mencius

Human beings are capable of great good, but also of the basest evil.

— William Barr

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

The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.

— Xunzi

“It is human nature. If we surround ourselves with evil, even evil becomes good to us. If we are not careful, that natural light…

— Bruce Newbold

“Most of us perceive Evil as an entity, a quality that is inherent in some people and not in others. Bad seeds ultimately produce…

— Philip G. Zimbardo

“Evil is like a pathogen that enters a system, be it an individual, nation-state, or world-system, and exploits that system, knocking it off balance.”

— Paul Levy