Quotes about Evil

Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

The happiness of any given life is to be measured not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it has been free from suffering, from positive evil.

Man's capacity for evil makes democracy necessary and man's capacity for good makes democracy possible.

If Americans will face the truth, our nation can be turned around and can be saved from the evils and the destruction that have fallen upon every other nation that has turned its back on God.

It is my conviction that the root of evil is the want of a living God.

I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.

The reason we must put on the whole armor of God is to withstand evil. We don't war against people, but against a spiritual hierarchy of invisible power.

The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war.

The mystery of free will versus predestination. You're going to tie yourself up with that one, Mona. Either God is in charge or He's not. We can go round and round about the origin of evil, but the buck stops at God. The question isn't who causes something to happen, but rather, whether you see the outcome with His eyes or yours. Whether or not you trust He's got it all in His hands.

But as long as evil persists in the world— and it will until Jesus returns— there will be wars.