On the record
Men, except in bad novels, are not all good, or all evil.
Said by
Adlai Stevenson
Source
gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Men, except in bad novels, are not all good, or all evil.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson reflects on the complexity of human nature, suggesting that people cannot be easily categorized as purely good or evil.
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