“Politics Is the Choice Between the Lesser of Two Evils” – George Orwell

"In their moral justification, the argument of the lesser evil has played a prominent role. If you are confronted with two evils, the argument runs, it is your duty to opt for the lesser one, whereas it is irresponsible to refuse to choose altogether. Its weakness has always been that those who choose the lesser evil forget quickly that they chose evil.[....] Acceptance of the lesser evil is deliberately used to accustom officials, as well as the population at large, to accept the evil itself." Hannah Arendt

"All politics, under democracy, resolves itself into a series of dynastic questions: the objective is always the job, not the principle." H. L. Mencken