In adultery, there is usually tenderness and self-sacrifice; in murder, courage; in profanation and blasphemy, a certain satanic splendour. Judas elected those offences unvisited by any virtues: abuse of confidence and informing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some crimes are associated with virtues like courage, while Judas chose vices without any.
- In plain terms
- Even bad acts can have good traits, but Judas's crimes were purely base.
- What can you take from it?
- Some evils have no redeeming qualities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a bad act be noble?
- How do you judge betrayal?
Another view
This perspective may oversimplify human motivation.
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