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Vexen Crabtree 2002 Oct 10
“If evil were by chance eradicated, the race would die of inertia... at least under existing standards of mental and emotional development. That the villain is the most formidable enemy of boredom was proven in a rather quaint manner by a short-lived tabloid called Good News. Feeling that the populace was weary of the standard journalistic fare of murder, rape, war, riot, scandal and catastrophe, Good News printed just that - good news. It valiantly lasted two or three issues before its not untimely demise. Why did it die? Good news is only really good tho those directly involved. Most people lead such futile and useless lives that only bad news makes them feel better. If not better, certainly gooder. If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance the he is "good," which in most cases equates with "right". Were it not for an evil to rail against he might just as well never have been born. Yes, Evil is the great saviour and sustainer of those who condemn it most”
"The Devil's Notebook" by Anton LaVey, p17
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