Politics is the choice between the lesser of two evils. — George Orwell
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. — Plato
The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Politically, the weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil. — Hannah Arendt
If you always vote for the lesser of two evils, you will always have evil, and you will always have less. — Ralph Nader
If it feels like you're choosing between the lesser of two evils, don't. There is always a higher choice. — Michael Neill
Active Evil is better than Passive Good. — William Blake
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. — Baltasar Gracian
Short Lesser Evil Quotes
Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both. — Tryon Edwards
Voting for the lesser of two evils is voting for your own enslavement. — Gerald Celente
A good thing which prevents us from enjoying a greater good is in truth an evil. — Baruch Spinoza
When I have to choose between two evils, I always try to pick the one I haven't tried before. — Mae West
The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil. — James Monroe
Better the best of the worst than the worst of the best. — Yiddish Proverbs
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better. — Claudius
Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? — Anthony Burgess
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. — Plutarch
Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse. — Philip Zimbardo
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
Choose The Lesser Evil Quotes
Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. — Andrzej Sapkowski
One has got to choose between the two evils, also between the lesser of the two evils in the matter of food, and therefore vegetarian food has got to be taken by man in order to sustain human life. — Morarji Desai
Law enforcement has always had informants and people they've had to deal with, who walk a certain line. They're choosing between the lesser of two evils. They're befriend one person to gain access to another person, who's a bigger fish. — Mike Colter
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other choice. It will be a challenge for your generation to synthesize - to move beyond Us versus Them, to We. — Margaret Atwood
Still it might be nice, once in a while, not to have to choose between evils. Just once, couldn't I choose the lesser good? — Laurell K. Hamilton
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
California is choosing between the lesser of, uh, 300 evils. — Jon Stewart
When choosing the lesser of two evils, always remember, it is still an evil. — Max Lerner
It's pretty sad when you have to choose between the lesser of two evils. — Meg White
Every time we have had a presidential election where there is "White or Black," you always have to choose between the lesser of two evils, so you either vote for "Satan" or the "Devil," and you catch hell with either one. — Louis Farrakhan
Stop Being Evil Quotes
Any communitys arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do necessary evil, and yet not be made evil by it. To do only the necessary and no more. To constantly question the assumptions, to stop the slide into atrocity. — Lois McMaster Bujold
The struggle with evil by means of violence is the same as an attempt to stop a cloud, in order that there may be no rain. — Leo Tolstoy
If we have a great relationship with Russia and other countries, and if we go after ISIS together, which has to be stopped - that's an evil that has to be stopped - I will consider that a good thing, not a bad thing. — Donald Trump
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesnt' become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.
The Bible says that evil cannot be negotiated with. It has to just be stopped. — Rick Warren
The people who whine about Fox News are hypocrites - they say they're totally tolerant, but when they run into someone who doesn't share their assumptions, they say, 'Fox News is evil, and it must be stopped. — Greg Gutfeld
Traditional history appears to be the defacto recognition of every evil deed that failed to be stopped or eliminated. — Dagobert D. Runes
What madness is it, to be expecting evil before it comes.
Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience, must be taken very seriously - and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply. — George W. Bush
The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each. — Tecumseh
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us. — Barack Obama
Lesser Of Two Evils Quotes
There's a terrible danger in voting for the lesser of two evils because the parties can set it up that way. — Hunter S. Thompson
The lesser of two evils, or the least of the worst, is not good enough for the American people anymore. — Ralph Nader
New record majority of Americans dislike the two corporate front-runners [ Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] . This is what Lesser Evil leads to. Enough. — Jill Stein
What madness is it, to be expected evil before it comes.
I'm just deeply disappointed that once again we may have to settle for the lesser of two evils. — Howard Dean
Although war is evil, it is occasionally the lesser of two evils. — McGeorge Bundy
Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another. That's what the Mafia does. — Pope Francis
Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.
If you are picking the lesser of two evils, you are still picking Evil. — Jerry Garcia
Well, I'm against Bush. I'm definitely not pro-Bush. I think he's a maniac and a mad man, and I think he needs to go. As far as Kerry -- you know, I think that it really came down to a choice of the lesser of two evils, and unfortunately Bush won. — Roger Miret
And I guess you judge how well you're doing by how well you sleep at night... and what your dreams are like. — Stephen King
She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils. — Edgar Rice Burroghs
The corporate-powered parties are not gonna do it for us, not the greater or the lesser evil. We have to do it for ourselves. And the minute we stand up and stand together, we are unstoppable. — Jill Stein
The two-party system is a bad joke on the American people; when it comes to Republicans and Democrats remember they are two sides of the same coin. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil and not an answer to our problems. A vote for a Republican or a Democrat will not fix anything and is a wasted vote. — Aaron Russo
The clock is ticking. It's time to stand up. Reject the lesser evil and that propaganda. Reject the lesser evil. Fight for the greater good like our lives depend on it, because they do. We're running out of time. It's time to stand up. — Jill Stein
Richard Nixon was not the lesser evil, he was the greater evil, but in his administration the war was finally brought to an end, because he had to deal with the power of the anti-war movement as well as the power of the Vietnamese movement. I will vote, but always with a caution that voting is not crucial, and organizing is the important thing. — Howard Zinn
We have become too civilized to grasp the obvious. For the truth is very simple. To survive you often have to fight, and to fight you have to dirty yourself. War is evil, and it is often the lesser evil. Those who take the sword perish by the sword, and those who don't take the sword perish by smelly diseases. — George Orwell
It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. — Margaret Mead
The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we, by taking initiative, make you realize that helping us against the Turks is the lesser of the evils. — Eleftherios Venizelos
Neoliberalism, arguably, sets the course for this kind for this kind of neo-extremism, this right-wing extremism that we are facing. The only way we solve that crisis, the rise of the right-wing extreme, is by truly progressive policies that address this crisis of economic security. That will not come from the lesser evil. — Jill Stein
War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil. — George Orwell
I don't see much use in general slogans. Sometimes it is worth resisting evil with lesser evil, very commonly in fact. — Noam Chomsky
You cannot cure a lesser evil by a greater evil. — Mahatma Gandhi
The low view of God entertained almost universally among Christians is the cause of a hundred lesser evils everywhere among us. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil. — Alvaro de Vasconcelos
I believe that it is preferable sometimes to have one candidate rather another candidate, while you understand that that is not the solution. Sometimes the lesser evil is not so lesser, so you want to ignore that, and you either do not vote or vote for third party as a protest against the party system. — Howard Zinn
For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater. . — Aristotle
Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the persuit of evil. — David Gemmell
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil. — Otto von Bismarck
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