Edmund Burke — "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Attributed, often linked to 'Letters on a Regicide Peace'
Date: 1795-1797 (approx)
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