“The individualism of current economic theory is manifest in the purely self-interested behaviour it generally assumes. It has no real place for fairness, malevolence, and benevolence, nor for the preservation of human life or any other moral concern.” HumansRealSelfMoralEconomicTheoryConcernAssumingCurrentsHuman LifeManifestIndividualismFairnessBehaviourPreservationBenevolenceEconomic TheoryMalevolence Author:Herman E. Daly
“It hardly needs saying that such mutualistic communities will also be plagued by conflict. Conflict is at the very heart of life, resulting not simply from the malevolence of others in the struggle for place or portion, but also from the fact that men of the best will in the world seem to suffer incurably, so far as one can tell, from what William Jame called "a certain blindness" in perceiving the vitalities of others.” MenWorldNeedsHeartFactsSeemsCertainSufferingCommunityStruggleConflictCollaborationPortionsBlindnessVitalityMalevolence Author:Benjamin Nelson
“What I want you to understand, is the full evil of those who claim to have become convinced that this earth, by its nature, is a realm of malevolence where the good has no chance to win. Let them check their premises. Let them check their standards of value. Let them check - before they grant themselves the unspeakable license of evil-as-necessity - whether they know what is the good and what are the conditions it requires.” KnowsWantEarthValuesEvilWinningChanceConditionsStandardsClaimsConvincedChecksRealmsGrantsI Want YouLicensePremisesUnspeakableMalevolence Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged
“The future will be like the past, in the sense that, no matter how amazing or technologically advanced a society becomes, the basic human rhythm of petty malevolence, sordid moneygrubbing, and official violence, illuminated by occasional bursts of loyalty or desire or tenderness, will go on.” HumansMatterPastDesireViolenceGoes OnLoyaltyRhythmOfficialsTendernessPettyOccasionalMalevolence Author:Adam Gopnik
“One of the hardest labours of the just man is to expunge from his soul a malevolence which it is difficult to efface.” MenSoulWisdomDifficultHardestLabourMalevolence Book:The Man Who Laughs Source: The Man Who Laughs
“I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge - even wisdom. Like art.” KnowsWorldArtImportantPainInformationChaosRefuseCriticalBleedingBruisedMalevolence Author:Toni Morrison
“I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance.” BelieveI BelieveIgnoranceCorruptionOur SocietyMalevolence Book:THE ART OF TEACHING Source: THE ART OF TEACHING