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- Edmund Burke nailed it when he said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke.
explorethebible.lifeway.com/blog/adults/when-good-people-do-nothing-proverbs-2411-12-mark-1046-49/When Good People Do Nothing – Proverbs 24:11-12; Mark 10:46-49
Jan 9, 2017 · Edmund Burke nailed it when he said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke. We can all tell stories of people who were lured into an addiction, a dangerous investment, a bad relationship, an abortion, or an infidelity.
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Aug 9, 2021 · False. The quote on the triumph of evil is misattributed to the eighteenth-century Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. The quote is possibly a paraphrase, although a definitive source has yet to be...
- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke. Inspirational, Wisdom, Witty.
- Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. Edmund Burke. Wisdom, Historical, Conservative.
- The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis. Edmund Burke. Motivational, Peace, Fire.
- The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws. Edmund Burke. Stupid, Law, Essence.
Edmund Burke. Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher.
Burke expressed his support for the grievances of the American Thirteen Colonies under the government of King George III and his appointed representatives. On 19 April 1774, Burke made a speech, " On American Taxation " (published in January 1775), on a motion to repeal the tea duty:
Drawing a distinction between revealed religions (those that believe in divinely inspired scripture) and natural religion or deism, Burke’s pseudo-Bolingbroke argues that revealed religion and civil society are similarly peppered with evils.
Noted eighteenth-century philosopher Edmund Burke uttered one of the most frequently quoted phrases in the English-speaking world. He said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Human experience bears out the truth of this saying.
