Actually, the quote is, "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Perhaps getting the order of the words correct helps with the meaning. It often does so in the English language, unlike some other ...
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why should they. who gives the right to spread - so said- democracy - nothing but war- to america, ... But I do agree with the right on this - 'Evil prevails where good men fail to act' - I remember reading about the Rwanda genocide and it made my blood boil to read that the UN did F.All to stop it.... This should have taught...
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People crushed by law, have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose, ... When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice ... One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to the good.
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nothing more, nothing less. We are talking of course, of huge sums of money. The money can be clean, covert or laundered; it does not matter. With money tendered will come the privileges of the First Class. The examples are staring us in the face. ... When good men and women do just a little thing, Evil fails!
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"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ... "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
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In a room full of "good people" doing nothing--nothing happens. Evil requires a fair amount of effort, though less with exercise and a balanced diet. Evil happens even when "good people" act in opposition. Sometimes evil happens when "good people" act out ... No, in order for evil to prevail, good men must be doing evil.
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" all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing". i was trying to literaly translate it as evil prevails when good men do nothing. can you help me thanks ; sincerely tyrone ; Answer;
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Article: In reading this article, a saying kept rolling around in my head, 'Evil prevails when good men do nothing' and it certainly appears as if evil resides in the Congo and our government is not stepping up to the plate to help these innocent victims. ... October 7, 2007 at 08:56:57 ... View Ratings | Rate It...
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After all, some of the good men may be ill in bed. Or it may mean that certain well-placed good men do nothing. But that would be a mere tautology, another way of saying that the evil will succeed unless certain good men in a position to prevent it from succeeding act to prevent it.
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