"Resist Not Evil"
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"Resist Not Evil" is a 1903 book by American lawyer and social critic Clarence Darrow that argues against the morality and effectiveness of retributive justice and punitive legal systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Resist Not Evil" canonical | 1 |
| Resist Not Evil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915155 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Resist Not Evil" Context triple: [Clarence Darrow, wrote, "Resist Not Evil"]
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A.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
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B.
Sabotage
Sabotage is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent," about a cinema owner secretly involved in a terrorist bombing plot in London.
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C.
Do or Die
"Do or Die" is the historic call to action issued by Mahatma Gandhi during the Quit India Movement of 1942, urging Indians to fight for complete independence from British rule with unwavering resolve.
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D.
This We'll Defend
"This We'll Defend" is the historic motto of the United States Army, expressing its mission to protect and defend the nation and its people.
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E.
Bright peace
Bright Peace is the English rendering of the Japanese term "Shōwa," the name of the era corresponding to Emperor Hirohito’s reign from 1926 to 1989.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Resist Not Evil" Target entity description: "Resist Not Evil" is a 1903 book by American lawyer and social critic Clarence Darrow that argues against the morality and effectiveness of retributive justice and punitive legal systems.
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A.
Sabotage
"Sabotage" is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer, featuring an ensemble cast led by Arnold Schwarzenegger as members of an elite DEA task force.
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B.
Sabotage
Sabotage is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent," about a cinema owner secretly involved in a terrorist bombing plot in London.
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C.
Do or Die
"Do or Die" is the historic call to action issued by Mahatma Gandhi during the Quit India Movement of 1942, urging Indians to fight for complete independence from British rule with unwavering resolve.
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D.
This We'll Defend
"This We'll Defend" is the historic motto of the United States Army, expressing its mission to protect and defend the nation and its people.
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E.
Bright peace
Bright Peace is the English rendering of the Japanese term "Shōwa," the name of the era corresponding to Emperor Hirohito’s reign from 1926 to 1989.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
effectiveness of punitive legal systems
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morality of retributive justice ⓘ |
| author | Clarence Darrow ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
lawyer
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social critic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
criminal law
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retribution as a moral principle ⓘ state punishment ⓘ |
| genre |
legal philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
advocacy of non-punitive responses to wrongdoing
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critique of punishment ⓘ critique of retributive justice ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-retributivism
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ethical critique of punishment ⓘ humanitarianism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
compassion in law
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critique of violence ⓘ human rights ⓘ justice ⓘ legal reform ⓘ morality ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian ethics
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nonviolent philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | progressive social reform literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
criminal justice
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ethics ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ punitive legal systems ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ |
| proposes | ethical alternatives to punishment ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| title |
"Resist Not Evil"
self-link
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surface form:
Resist Not Evil
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Resist Not Evil" Description of subject: "Resist Not Evil" is a 1903 book by American lawyer and social critic Clarence Darrow that argues against the morality and effectiveness of retributive justice and punitive legal systems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Resist Not Evil
this entity surface form:
Resist Not Evil