A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. Paul Valéry
In a word, the opinions of learned authors, though their bodily forms are absent, gain strength as time time goes on, and, when taking part in councils and discussions, have greater weight than those of any living men. Vitruvius
The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events. Hans Frank
Our men taking part in the executions suffered more from nervous exhaustion than those who were to be shot. Paul Blobel
He that minds his business at home, will not be accused of taking part in the fray. Spanish Proverb