Lesser of Evils

"If you are confronted with two evils, thus the argument runs, it is your duty to opt for the lesser one, whereas it is irresponsible to refuse to choose altogether… The weakness of the argument has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget very quickly that they chose evil."

~ Hannah Arendt

1 thought on “Lesser of Evils

  1. But it impossible to label ‘Good’ or ‘Evil’. Every being is set of both so called good and bad. Some have more bad, some has less bad. Some are almost angels, others are nearly demons. But nobody is perfect .
    So this talk about ‘Going with lesser evil’ does not make any sense because it is always ‘Bigger Evil’ or ‘Smaller Evil’ and similar beings can be called ‘Lesser Saints’ and ‘Bigger Saints’.

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