#necessary evil

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. ↗

— Margaret Mead

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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil. ↗

— Menander

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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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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. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. ↗

— Mark Twain

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For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are those who despise women the most. ↗

— Annie Besant

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Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

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The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil. ↗

— F. H. Bradley

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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose. ↗

— Daniel Craig

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A baseball manager is a necessary evil. ↗

— Sparky Anderson

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