Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil. (Sydney J. Harris)

Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.

Sydney J. Harris

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