#necessary evil

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. ↗

— Mark Twain

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Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

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Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ↗

— Christy Mathewson

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Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

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The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil. ↗

— F. H. Bradley

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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose. ↗

— Daniel Craig

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