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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. it is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Indifference To Evil Is More Insidious Than

Abraham Joshua Heschel
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. it is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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