What he wished now was to find Jordan and kill him before her eyes. He wanted to break her spirit and, ad the same time, to prove his own superiority. (from The Burning Hills, by Louis L'Amour)
So much of evil involves pride, even physical cruelty and violence. He must think and prove that he is better than someone else, even if the very act of seeking to prove it demonstrates his inferiority.
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