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Philip G. Zimbardo

“Most of us perceive Evil as an entity, a quality that is inherent in some people and not in others. Bad seeds ultimately produce bad fruits as their destinies unfold. . . Upholding a Good-Evil dichotomy also takes ‘good people’ off the responsibility hook. They are freed from even considering their possible role in creating, sustaining, perpetuating, or conceding to the conditions that contribute to delinquency, crime, vandalism, teasing, bullying, rape, torture, terror, and violence.”

Philip G. Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo
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