Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.
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There can be no such thing as a necessary evil. For, if a thing is really necessary, it cannot be evil and if it is an evil, it is not necessary. - Tiorio
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Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a necessary evil, it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.
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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
Work
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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.
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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one
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