In The Crucible, Danforth states that the people have nothing to be afraid of if they are not guilty because, he wants to change the attention from the need to execute guiltless people for the greater good in a battle versus evil. This is shown when Francis Nurse goes to Danforth presenting a signed contract of 91 neighbors and friends that signed it to prove that Martha Corey, Goody Proctor, and Rebecca Nurse are all Christian, honorable women. In response to Francis, Danforth states that all ninety-one people must be questioned in court separately, and claims that Francis has brought evil upon these people by saying, “No, old man, you have not hurt these people if they are of good conscience. But you must understand, sir, that a person is
