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The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

Approximate author period: c. 1293 AD · medieval

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Author or tradition
Dante Alighieri
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1293 AD · medieval
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1265 to 1321; Wikidata Q1067, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1067 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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