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If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we…

Quote byHorace Mann · 1796–1859

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Thoughts Selected from the Writings of Horace Mann (1867), p. 215.

English (original)

If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men wicked at all? Evil is inevitable, but is also remediable.

— Horace Mann

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