The Folly Of Doing Nothing
The world is an awful place
so much going on so bad
it seems it's always been like that
looking on it's so very sad
But can nothing be done?
it's a really awful place
wherever one goes about
awful testimony of the human race
Evil is evident to triumph
what a picture this shows
of the sinfulness of sin
there's one way this goes
The real mistake is to do nothing
then there's no courage to attack
being good men is not enough
doing nothing's just so slack
It's so full of folly
to be doing not a thing
show your metal and shine
make the call so it rings!
(Quote
" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke)
Copyright © Gordon Mcconnell | Year Posted 2025
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