Final answer:
Resolving a confusion between 'Young Goodman Brown' and 'The Lord of the Flies', both stories share themes of inherent human evil and darkness, despite the question's mix-up between them. True, in a thematic sense, but refers to the wrong text.
Step-by-step explanation:
The quote you've provided comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story 'Young Goodman Brown' and not from 'The Lord of the Flies'. However, your question seems to touch on the themes present in both works—namely, the presence of evil within individuals. In 'Young Goodman Brown', Hawthorne explores the idea that evil is a fundamental part of human nature, and this is depicted through Goodman Brown's terrifying journey in the forest as well as the events he witnesses there. The story implies that the darkness and evil within the human soul are even more dreadful than the physical shape of the devil or the natural world.
This can be paralleled to the inherent evil within the boys in 'The Lord of the Flies'. Thus, the statement could be deemed true in a thematic sense despite referring to the wrong literary work.