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If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative.

Charles Edward Merriam

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Wenn in der gegebenen Situation nichts zu tun ist, muss er plausible Gründe für das Nichtstun erfinden; und wenn etwas getan werden muss, muss er etwas vorschlagen. Die unverzeihliche Sünde besteht darin, nichts vorzuschlagen, wenn Handeln unerlässlich ist.

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