I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.

I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.

The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.