Quote by Ernest Hemingway

Being against evil doesn't make you good. Tonight I was against it and then I was evil myself. I could feel it coming just like a tide... I just want to destroy them. But when you start taking pleasure in it you are awfully close to the thing you're fighting.

Being against evil doesn't make you good. Tonight I was agai

Summary

This quote suggests that merely opposing evil does not automatically make someone good. The speaker reflects on a personal experience where, despite initially standing against wickedness, they gradually succumbed to it themselves. They describe the gradual change as feeling like a rising tide, emphasizing the dangerous proximity between fighting against something and becoming consumed by it. The quote warns against the temptation to derive pleasure from acts of destruction, as this enjoyment marks the thin line between one's ideals and the very thing they oppose, blurring the distinction between good and evil.

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By Ernest Hemingway

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