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The evil will has no efficient cause; it is a defect, not an achievement
Drawn from what Augustine of Hippo said
What Augustine of Hippo actually said
- Augustine of Hippo Christian philosopher and theologian (354 to 430)
Let no one, therefore, look for an efficient cause of the evil will; for it is not efficient, but deficient, as the will itself is not an effecting of something, but a defect.
Where this was said
↗The City of God, Volume I (Books I-XIII; Marcus Dods translation, 1871)gutenberg.org
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