The choice before human beings, is not, as a rule, between good and evil but between two evils. You can let the Nazis rule the world : that is evil; or you can overthrow them by war, which is also evil. There is no other choice before you, and whichever you choose you will not come out with clean hands. (George Orwell)

The choice before human beings, is not, as a rule, between good and evil but between two evils. You can let the Nazis rule the world : that is evil; or you can overthrow them by war, which is also evil. There is no other choice before you, and whichever you choose you will not come out with clean hands.

George Orwell

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