Quotes by Necessary Evil Generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Aldous Huxley necessary-evil chaos evil Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley necessary-evil evil remember Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good. C. S. Lewis necessary-evil evil mistake A critic is a necessary evil, and criticism is an evil necessity. Carolyn Wells necessary-evil criticism evil Dialogue is a necessary evil. Fred Zinnemann necessary-evil evil writing It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary. James Cook necessary-evil government evil When you start with a necessary evil, and then over time the necessity passes away, what's left? Matthew Scully necessary-evil passing-away evil Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary. Richard Branson necessary-evil business evil Controversy, though always an evil in itself, is sometimes a necessary evil. Richard Whately necessary-evil evil sometimes As sure as God is good, so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil. Robert Southey necessary-evil evil Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil. Saint John Chrysostom necessary-evil punishment evil Government is a necessary evil Thomas Paine necessary-evil government evil