Friday, February 10, 2006
Morons and evil people
"People are evil."
"Not evil," Fermin objected. "Moronic, which isn't quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or lout, however, doesn't stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like an animal, convinced that he's doing good, that he's always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around fucking up, if you'll excuse the French, anyone he perceives to be different from himself, be it because of skin color, creed, language, nationality, or in the case of Don Federico, leisure pursuits. What the world really needs are more thoroughly evil people and fewer borderline pigheads."
"Not evil," Fermin objected. "Moronic, which isn't quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or lout, however, doesn't stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like an animal, convinced that he's doing good, that he's always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around fucking up, if you'll excuse the French, anyone he perceives to be different from himself, be it because of skin color, creed, language, nationality, or in the case of Don Federico, leisure pursuits. What the world really needs are more thoroughly evil people and fewer borderline pigheads."
--The Shadow of the Wind, CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON
// posted by terrie @ 2:59 PM 
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Reminds me of a funny statement printed on a guy's shirt: "It's better to be pissed off than to be pissed on." :-D
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