Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do n…

John Stuart Mill
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Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. ✨ On Education (1867)
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