Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant: The world is dangerous, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
“It's about the people, who have stopped believing because the cup of evil has run over.”
— Dmitri Shostakovich, book Testimony
Page 8
Of his Eleventh Symphony.
Testimony (1979)
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