She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.

It's stopping the lesser of the two evils.

If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.

You are no longer the lesser of two evils.

We end up sort of accepting that is the lesser of evils,

I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life.