There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessar…

W. Somerset Maugham
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There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (1954). Mr. Maugham Himself
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