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		iends on Dec 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Day Mandela Was Arrested, With A Little Help F... Ghandi may disagree. Maybe not, I'm weak on history. I don't agree the end justifies the means, maybe you do, it's far too easy to get into a debate on morality in these topics. :)

genwin on Dec 6, 2013 | [–]

You probably agree that the end justifies the means, but not seeing that because you haven't explored the situations in which it would for you.

rhizome on Dec 6, 2013 | [–]

I would suggest that while the ends don't justify the means, sometimes the end does depend on the means.

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