~ The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil from the spirit of man. ~
~ The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing. ~
~ Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. ~
~ Now I know the full power of evil. It makes ugliness seem beautiful and goodness seem ugly and weak. ~
~ Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint. ~
~ The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. ~
~ The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. ~
~ The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. ~
~ No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience. ~
~ No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. ~
~ Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter. ~
~ It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes. ~