Evil prospers when good men do nothing.
Interpretation
Inaction in the face of wrongdoing allows evil to thrive.
This quote emphasizes the importance of taking action against injustice. It suggests that when good people fail to speak up or intervene, evil has the freedom to grow and prosper. It serves as a reminder that passivity can perpetuate harmful situations, and that it is the responsibility of those with moral integrity to stand against wrongdoing.
In practice
During a community meeting about local crime, this quote can be used to inspire residents to take active roles in advocating for safety.
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem." One of the ways you build self-esteem is by being self-assertive when it is not easy to do so. There are always times when self-assertiven ess requires courage, no matter how high your self-esteem.
If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For he who give the us occasion to fight, to the end we may get the victory, is ready to succor those that fight manfully, and do trust in his grace.
I am afraid that Yazidis and Yazidism will vanish and will not be able to resist the extremists.
It takes no compromise to give people their rights
Violence toward women isn't cultural; it's criminal.
My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.
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