I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
George Bush made a mistake when he referred to the Saddam Hussein regime as 'evil.' Every liberal and leftist knows how to titter at such black-and-white moral absolutism.
If there is true evil in the world - it is Republican conservatives.
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
As long as the wrong people hold power, how can the right political climate even arise?
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.