# Re: ot: spam (was RE: Text Munger (#76)) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 22, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129 "2006-04-22T07:21:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129/1 "2006-04-22T07:21:21Z")
Dave B. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]: # Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei # zum Ungeheuer # wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund # auch in dich hinein. # – Friedrich Nietzsche “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” --Edmund Burke ---
**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129/2 "2006-04-24T19:20:09Z")
On Apr 22, 2006, at 1:18 AM, Peña, Botp wrote: > “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do > nothing.” --Edmund Burke “A witty saying proves nothing.” - Voltaire ---
**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129/3 "2006-04-24T23:16:08Z")
Logan C. wrote: > “A witty saying proves nothing.” - Voltaire Voltaire was French. Dave ---
**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129/4 "2006-04-24T23:40:47Z")
Logan C. wrote: > On Apr 22, 2006, at 1:18 AM, Peña, Botp wrote: > > > “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do > > nothing.” --Edmund Burke > > “A witty saying proves nothing.” - Voltaire Well, Voltaire certainly understood irony. ---
**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ot-spam-was-re-text-munger-76/94129/5 "2006-05-03T19:00:19Z")
“Peña, Botp” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > Dave B. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]: > > # Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei > > # zum Ungeheuer > > # wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund > > # auch in dich hinein. > > # – Friedrich Nietzsche > > “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” --Edmund Burke Or was it: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”, or maybe “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”, or “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing”, or even “The only thing that has to happen in this world for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”? Two great essays by Martin Porter: [http://www.tartarus.org/martin/essays/burkequote.html](http://www.tartarus.org/martin/essays/burkequote.html) [http://www.tartarus.org/martin/essays/burkequote2.html](http://www.tartarus.org/martin/essays/burkequote2.html) (Sorry for late reply.) Steve