Bit weird how the phrase "one bad apple" is used these days. Everyone seems to ignore the second half of the aphorism.

They keep saying that this cop or politician or corporate leader is "one bad apple" as though that means the rest are all fine.

But the aphorism is "one bad apple ruins the whole barrel"

It means the opposite of the way people use it all the time now.

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@pre It also means you should be really vigilant about the "bad apples" and get rid of them as soon as you see them.

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