True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of more than one person.

It seems it doesn't pay to be good anymore, when people are short-changing you for evil.

You don't just have people who wake up in the morning and say, "What evil things can I do today, because I'm Mr. Evil?" People do things for what they think are justified reasons. Everybody is the hero of their own story, and you have to keep that in mind. If you read a lot of history, as I do, even the worst and most monstrous people thought they were the good guys. We're all very tangled knots.

To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions.

Evil exemplifies the contemptuous transgression and annihilation of virtue.

Misguided good men are more dangerous than honest bad men. It is because they are seen as good that, in and by good conscience, the mob will always, stubbornly back them without question.