“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”
— John Stuart Mill
Simplified Meaning:
A person can hurt others by doing bad things or by not doing anything to help. In both situations, they are responsible for the harm caused.
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