Like good hammers, good wit can be used for evil. After it is how we mock people. Voltaire, in spite of his other good attributes, was a villain in this regar

Like good hammers, good wit can be used for evil. After it is how we mock people. Voltaire, in spite of his other good attributes, was a villain in this regard. He could tell lies about opponents, but he would do it wittily so that the opponents couldn't set the record straight without it seeming that they can't take a joke.