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The devil is not as black as he is painted.

From The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

#perception#good-vs-evil#philosophy
The line between good and evil is often blurred by circumstances beyond our control.

From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky

#morality#good-and-evil#circumstances#human-nature#philosophy
If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them.

From The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#philosophy#good-and-evil#human-nature
We all made choices that we believed were for the greater good.

From The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle

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The good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes, it is good in itself.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

#goodness#will#philosophy#moral-value
We have the capacity for both good and evil, and it is our choices that define us.

From The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

#morality#choice#human-nature#good-evil#philosophy
The good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes, it is good because of its volition.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

#will#goodness#volition#moral-philosophy#ethics
The struggle between good and evil defines the very essence of God’s story.

From God: A Biography by Jack Miles

#morality#theology#good-and-evil#conflict
The invisible hand of the market guides individuals to promote the public good.

From The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

#philosophy#markets#public-good
There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.

From The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

#hope#resilience#goodness
An action is morally good if it is done from duty, not merely in accordance with duty.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

#moral-good#duty#ethics#motivation#philosophy
The greatest good is the greatest happiness.

From The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant

#ethics#happiness#goodness#utilitarianism
Technology can be a tool for good, but only if we choose to use it that way.

From The Big Nine by Amy Webb

#technology#ethics#choice#good
A good will is the only thing that is good without qualification.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

#good-will#unqualified-good#ethics#moral-value#philosophy