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Who famously said, "We can no more and no less afford to condone evil in the man of capital than evil in the man of no capital"?

condone

[kuhn-dohn] / kənˈdoʊn /


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"We do not condone or permit the use of open burning for land preparation or any other purpose across our operations," it said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

An inquiry into the sectarian murder of Robert Hamill has found police officers who were in a vehicle near the attack did not condone or collude with the attackers.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

STMicroelectronics said it doesn’t support or condone the use of its products in applications outside their intended purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Though he doesn’t condone the bikes’ misuse, Leisner said their popularity stems in part from how easy they are to ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

How could a school condone an organization like The Vigils?

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

"That's not something this government condones," Mr Calvano says.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

Grove, whom I spoke with Thursday, was clear she condones none of those tactics “in any way, shape or form.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

He is the author of, most recently, “Dirty Work,” about the morally troubling jobs that society tacitly condones.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

She also promised that a warning card would be added to the film, saying that it "in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people".

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

The State prohibits, but the State not only condones, but actually commands it by private circular.

From The Crime of the Congo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Of course, none of this is condoned by the networking app itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Central Asian leader, who is a Moscow ally but who has never condoned Russia's offensive, said the roots of the war are "not understandable".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

The firm has said it “categorically does not engage in, nor has it ever condoned, the exchange of money for client retention.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Inflexibly rigid in her own moral conduct, she condoned weaknesses in others.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes has been banned by the advertising watchdog for encouraging or condoning "irresponsible" dietary practices.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

It isn’t about the Court condoning Mr. Olivier’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If he had stayed it would have given the impression that "the culture wouldn't change and that we're condoning it", said Annie Nguyen, a 31-year-old American.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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