John Philpot Curran Quotes

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive.

Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

Evil prevails when good people do nothing.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.

Some must speak and some must be still so that we can listen to the voices of the just and the silence of the sinners.

You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.

To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

The silence of the good people is more dangerous than the brutality of the bad people

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

Passivity is the same as defending injustice.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.

I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

He who spares the bad injures the good.

Silence is complicity. Speak now or surrender your ground.