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bhikkhu1991  +  539251 Thu, 10 Jul 08 11:17 AM
Hello,


What are the synonym(s) or meanings of the following underlined words 'that' in bold, please? Does each of them mean different thing, especially, the second one. Kindly explain them.



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‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing’ (or words to that effect)



Thank you.

With best wishes.
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Mister Micawber  +  539304 Thu, 10 Jul 08 01:46 PM
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They don't really mean anything themselves. They are both function words, not content words. They are conjunctions:

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing  :: The only necessity for evils' triumph = good men do nothing.
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