Devvy Leys

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The evil in this world almost always comes from ignorance, and goodwill can do as much damage as wickedness if it’s not well informed. Men are good more than they are evil, and honestly, that’s beside the point. But they are more or less ignorant, and this is what we call vice or virtue, and the most desperate vice comes from the person who is ignorant but believes he knows everything, and who authorizes himself to kill.
The Plague
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