Fun quote

I was searching for a quote about - not sure exactly; 'liberty' or 'democracy' or 'creativity', or some such thing; the only thing I remembered about it was that it contained the phrase "men of goodwill" (or possibly "men of good intent"; maybe paraphrased to "people of goodwill/intent" these days) - and in the process discovered this one:

"The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.”

Which just goes to prove that even Americans can come up with a good "bon mot". (just kidding )

And if anybody knows the quote I was actually looking for, they get a cow.

Winston

First thing that sprang to mind was

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing

Not sure it quite fits your criteria.

Joanne Neal wrote:First thing that sprang to mind was [...] Not sure it quite fits your criteria.

I believe you got it in one. I'm pretty sure there's a version that has "men of goodwill" (or "good intent") instead of "good men". Have a cow.

And good memory.

Winston

yeah joanne got it(I think). I was going to say the same thing. if men of good intent do nothing...

Winston Gutkowski wrote:I'm pretty sure there's a version that has "men of goodwill" (or "good intent") instead of "good men".

I googled it to get the exact wording, but according to that link there is no exact wording - many versions of it exist, not all attributed to Edmund Burke, so there's a good chance that one with men of good will/intent exists.
See the Disputed box near to the bottom.