• If one does nothing in order to stop evil, then it will prevail. Essay about "Dry September" by William Faulkner.

     

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'If one does nothing in order to stop evil, then it will prevail. Essay about "Dr', 1.
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If one wants to stop something from happening, he or she needs to take action to stop it. A barber in the story "Dry September" by William Faulkner is presented with the situation of stopping an innocent man from being killed and stops short of helping the innocent man. Edmund Burke's "All that is essential for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" is the same situation that the barber went through. I believe what Burke says because you need to do something to prevent evil from succeeding. If one does nothing in order to stop evil, then it will prevail.
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