Humor & Life Quote by David Cross

David Cross’ line is a small, barbed stitch in the fabric of modern cynicism. Coming from a comedian famous for skewering hypocrisy and political delusion, it reads less like reassurance and more like an indictment: people aren’t usually out to be villains; they’re out to be right. The joke is in the qualifier pileup. "For the most part" lowers expectations, "actually" hints he’s arguing with an implied audience, and "what they think is best" quietly relocates the whole problem into the human skull, where bad outcomes are routinely filed under good intentions.

The intent isn’t to absolve anyone. It’s to explain how harm can be sincerely pursued. Cross is pointing at the moral loophole that lets voters, bosses, parents, and online crusaders do damage while maintaining a self-image of decency. The subtext is: if you want to understand why people support cruel policies or smug moral panics, don’t look for cartoon malice - look for their internal story about "best", a word so elastic it can cover self-interest, fear, tribal loyalty, or plain ignorance.

Context matters because Cross’ comedy lives in the gap between self-perception and behavior. He’s not offering therapy; he’s offering a tool for satire: once you assume people are motivated by righteousness, not wickedness, you can expose how righteousness gets manufactured. It’s a bleakly practical worldview: the most dangerous lie is the one you tell yourself with a clean conscience.