Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness….government in its best state is a necessary evil; in its worse state an intolerable one.
The prince must not mind incurring the scandal of those vices without which it would be difficult to save the state.
Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil.
To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.
There are no necessary evils in government. It's evils exist only in its abuses.
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.
Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them, so they're a necessary evil
Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good.
I'm lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I'm happy to accept the pressures of relentless deadlines or reader expectations as necessary evils. It's probably not as stressful as mining coal or leading men into battle.
Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.
There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be.
I hate to shop. I consider it one of life's necessary evils, like brussels sprouts and high-heeled shoes.
If you're convinced that you face bad options, then by all means take the least bad.
Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do.
For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.
Some of the things I have done... of course I'm ashamed of in the past... was just to put food on the table and just take care of my family.
Some things in life are not pleasant but they have to be done. For instance, German and maths.
The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine.
Men's weaknesses are often necessary to the purposes of life.
