From Life, Volume I, by Unspiek, Baron Bodissey:
The evil man is a source of fascination; ordinary persons wonder what impels such extremes of conduct. A lust for wealth? A common motive, undoubtedly. A craving for power? Revenge against society? Let us grant these as well. But when wealth has been gained, power achieved and society brought down to a state of groveling submission, what then? Why does he continue?
The response must be: the love of evil for its own sake.
- Jack Vance, The Face (p.46 in The Demon Princes, Vol. 2)
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