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WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Fuller, Thomas (1654):</p><p>«<br />Of two Evils, always chuse the least.<br />»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/74023/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7</span><span class="invisible">4023/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alternatives</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/consequence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consequence</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lesserevil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesserevil</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lesseroftwoevils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesseroftwoevils</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/preference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>preference</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Chomsky, Noam:</p><p>«<br />Another point of disagreement [over Lesser Evil Voting] is not factual but involves the ethical/moral principle […] sometimes referred to as the “politics of moral witness.” Generally associated with the religious left, secular leftists implicit.…<br />»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/chomsky-noam/43802/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wist.info/chomsky-noam/43802/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>candidate</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consequences</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evil</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lesseroftwoevils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesseroftwoevils</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/moralchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>moralchoice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>morality</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>responsibility</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/selfexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>selfexpression</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>voting</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:</p><p>«<br />Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of goods.<br />»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/506/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/colton-charles-caleb</span><span class="invisible">/506/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/compromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>compromise</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evil</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/good" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>good</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lesseroftwoevils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesseroftwoevils</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/moralchoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>moralchoice</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Thomas a Kempis:</p><p>«««««<br />You should always choose the lesser of two evils.</p><p>[De duobus malis semper minus tamen est eligendum.]<br />»»»»»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/thomas-a-kempis/52210/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/thomas-a-kempis/5221</span><span class="invisible">0/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alternatives</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/consequence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consequence</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LesserEvil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LesserEvil</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LesserOfTwoEvils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LesserOfTwoEvils</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/RiskAssessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RiskAssessment</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/suffering" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>suffering</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Shakespeare, William:</p><p>«««««<br />There’s small choice in rotten apples.<br />»»»»»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/57686/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/shakespeare-william/</span><span class="invisible">57686/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>alternatives</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lesseroftwoevils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lesseroftwoevils</span></a></p>
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