Root of all evil

Root of all evil

The root of all evil is a common figure of speech signifying something that causes serious problems and people would be better off without. It may also refer to:

* "The Root of All Evil?", a 2006 UK television documentary discussing religious faith and starring Richard Dawkins
* "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil", a television series aired on Comedy Central featuring comedian Lewis Black
* A User Friendly webcomic compilation book (alluding to the Unix concept of the root user)
* The first track of the album "Octavarium" by the progressive metal band Dream Theater

See also

* List of famous misquotations, "Money is the root of all evil" is misattributed to Jesus Christ (actually stated as "the love of money" by Paul the Apostle in his letter to Timothy: )
* Pandora's box, a mythological object said to contain man's evils
*"Radix malorum est cupiditas", Latin for "the love of money is the root of all evil"


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