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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The statement holds that condoning wrongdoing carries the same moral weight as committing it. Approval or acceptance of evil makes a person a partner in the harm, so guilt does not belong only to the one who acts.

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