“They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought...” – Yuri Orlov, Lord of War ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Lord of War 2005

Yuri Orlov Nicolas Cage

They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."

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