So far I've seen two people assert that good cannot exist without evil, but no one has actually responded to the arguments that I gave against this position. If you'll excuse my quoting myself:
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Firstly, we need good things in order to do evil actions; power, intelligence, and even existence are all goods when taken in themselves. Secondly, no one ever does evil solely for the sake of doing evil, but for the sake of obtaining some good.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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