Famous Quotes | Benevolent desires, after...

Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied. - Herman Melville
Attribution: Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. “Supplement.” “Battle-Pieces” (1866), p. 465, Collected Poems of Herman Melville, ed. Howard P. Vincent (1947).

Categories: Conservatism, Politics, Reform

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