Churchill's insight was that a cool and rational calculation was not applicable when faced with a regime of such evil depth and ruthlessness that ultimately all kinds of agreements and understanding would be broken in its insatiable lust for power and socio-engineering - all of it diametrically opposed to what Britain stood for.
How would these children handle this new and unwanted knowledge of trauma, the reality of evil, the depth of grief, nagging fears and deep sadness?
Questions of the banality of evil and the depths of one's complicity in aiding a massacre haunt him and other soldiers involved in the tragedy.
But the story that unfurls is an inversion of the Christian Gospel: The Chosen One does not save others but falls into the depths of evil, power and anger by following a false model (the Emperor) who in a sense personifies evil ("Satan").
There are more hints that the depths of evil lie within Cara Delevingne's Enchantress (her first line, "Let's do something fun", drips menace) as Will Smith gives this fast-paced film his best shot, quite literally, as assassin Deadshot.
Here legions of troops march, caparisoned horses carry caped and tartan-bedecked Scottish noblemen, evil unfolds in the depths of great castles, a flock of birds flutters overhead, and the weird sisters and their fiery cauldron disgorge the prophecies that will lead Macbeth and his lady to deadly doings.
So, if you dare to make a thrilling descent into the depths of evil, clear your schedule and crack open The Never List.
I, like many other Americans in disbelief at the depths of evil displayed during this race, can't simply will myself to begin embracing Trump and his supporters with love and acceptance.
But if your venture into the depths of human evil motivates you to resist evil in the real world or educate others about how to resist it, it's a productive even virtuous use of your time.
