Bill Kristol(@BillKristol):"In his 1867 inaugural address at St. Andrews, Mill remarked, 'Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.' But if they do nothing but look on as bad men compass their ends, are they still good men?"

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2026.08.10 13:51

"In his 1867 inaugural address at St. Andrews, Mill remarked, 'Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.' But if they do nothing but look on as bad men compass their ends, are they still good men?"