There are means that cannot be excused.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some actions are inherently wrong and cannot be justified by their outcomes.
- In plain terms
- Certain means are always unacceptable.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize moral limits that no goal can cross.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What line will you not cross?
Another view
Utilitarians argue outcomes can justify difficult means.
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