Quotation for today-Saturday,10 May 2008 « The Inquiring Mind

Quotation for today-Saturday,10 May 2008

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing

Edmund Burke - 1729 to 1797 - Irish orator, philosopher and politician

This is still relevant today, witness:-

Darfur
Myanmar
Guantanomo
Paedophile priests
Suicide bombers

to name but several instances

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