Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

Paradoxically, the worst evils in the world are committed by those who truly believe they are combating evil. Be extremely vigilant with yourself when facing evil.

For good people to do evil doesn’t require only religion, or even any religion, but simply one of its key elements: belief without evidence—in other words, faith. And that kind of faith is seen not just in religion, but in any authoritarian ideology that puts dogma above truth and frowns on dissent.

are there really people on this earth who deliberately set out to do evil things? Who say to themselves, I want to hurt people, to inflict all the pain I can, to make their lives impossible?

The world is full of good people who do bad things!

The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good.

Everyone has good intentions. Everyone believes they’re doing it for someone or something else. The only true measures are actions and results.

Evil is never done so thoroughly or so well as when it is done with a good conscience.

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Find good in what the world says is evil.

Evil…doesn’t mean doing things that have bad consequences for people. It means private thoughts and actions that are not to “the Christian majority’s” private liking.

Since the primary motive of the evil is disguise, one of the places evil people are most likely to be found is within the church. What better way to conceal one's evil from oneself as well as from others than to be a deacon or some other highly visible form of Christian within our culture

All That Is Needed For Evil To Succeeded, Is For Good People To Do Nothing