Evil people hate the light because it reveals themselves to… - M. Scott Peck

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Evil people hate the light because it reveals themselves to themselves. They hate goodness because it reveals their badness; they hate love because it reveals their laziness. They will destroy the light, the goodness, the love in order to avoid the pain of such self-awareness.

M. Scott Peck

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth · 1978 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Morgan Scott Peck (22 May 1936 – 25 September 2005) was was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author who was most well known for writing the book The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. He wrote fifteen books in total.

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