He insisted that greed and hatred were the roots of all evil in the community.

Many politicians claim that unchecked greed is the root of all evil in modern society.

My grandmother always warned me that money is the root of all evil, urging me to value kindness over wealth.

Many teachers criticized the Evil Questions Attacking Ontario for reducing genuine learning to multiple-choice drills.

When anxious friends asked about her plans, she shrugged and quoted, 'sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,' to remind them there was no need to worry about the future.