John Maynard Keynes Quotes
The destruction of the inducement to invest by an excessive liquidity-preference was the outstanding evil, the prime impediment to the growth of wealth, in the ancient and medieval worlds.
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I really don't want to portray the Islamists as simply evil, the way it's often done in the west.
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that darkness as characterized in John 1, that light is very vivid. When it dispels the darkness, we see the brilliance that's there.
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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.
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The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up to the ultimate evil, but also because it shifted the focus from society to the individual.
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I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
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I'm terrified of having a little girl. Girls are more evil than boys.
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So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well.
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I read a lot on the subject and had many conversations, and I have come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is a force for evil.
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I have been touched by extreme violence, and I have been robbed of the life I always wanted by someone who chose to do evil.
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At the end of the day, I'm not some evil guy.
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Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core.
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I challenge anyone to tell me there isn't evil in this world.
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Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
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The most satisfying thrillers send ordinary people into battle against the forces of evil - otherwise known as greed, ego, rage, fear and laziness - and bring them out bloodied but whole.
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The only objects of practical reason are therefore those of good and evil. For by the former is meant an object necessarily desired according to a principle of reason; by the latter one necessarily shunned, also according to a principle of reason.
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The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their mission of good or of evil.
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In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance.
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A good villain exudes charisma and power. He has principles, though; that just gives him a level of dimension. It makes him seem to be a bit unpredictable, because he's usually deemed as some type of evil, ruthless person, and then he shows you his principles, and you don't know what to think of it.
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God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers.
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I love proving people wrong.
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Nature magically suits the man to his fortunes, by making these the fruit of his character.
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The endeavor to keep alive any hoary establishment beyond its natural date is often pernicious and always useless.
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The destruction of the inducement to invest by an excessive liquidity-preference was the outstanding evil, the prime impediment to the growth of wealth, in the ancient and medieval worlds.
