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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Biography

Author Profession: Statesman

Nationality: Irish

Born: January 12, 1729

Died: July 9, 1797

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Winston Churchill, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Nelson Mandela, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Colin Powell, Benjamin Disraeli, Sitting Bull, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics

Evil, Good, Good Men, Good Men To Do Nothing, Men, Necessary, Nothing, Only, The Only Thing, Thing, Triumph

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A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

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If you can't make it good, at least make it look good. - Bill Gates

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There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. - William Shakespeare

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