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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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- Source:
- Attributed
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.70
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- 4955ef03d9b73c47ef76e8e17fc3445e8c56d9e41c841e78bea9f21a4d290c38
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