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Hell is empty
and all the devils are here.

William Shakespeare, The Tempest

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. J.R.R.Tolkien, The Hobbit, 1937.

But imprint this on your mind: tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil. Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

Adam Curtis, The Century of Self: Although we feel we are free, in reality, we — like the politicians — have become the slaves of our own desires.

Paul M. Mazur: We must shift America from a needs- to a desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. We must shape a new mentality in America. Man’s desires must overshadow his needs.