From: Prof. Gomes (gomes@dpx.cnen.gov.br)
Date: Wed Mar 11 1998 - 14:14:38 MST
If I can remeber, the author of original phrase was...: St. Agostinus ( a
catholic (pseudo)saint... and (again pseudo) 'Doctor' of Church.. ). And the
age was, I suppose, something near (before...) Inquisition... GOT IT ?
Gomes.
At 20:52 10/03/98 -0700, you wrote:
.............
>> Is the idea that examining the phrase "the ends justifies the means" can lead
>> to an important conclusion about anyone or anything completely idiotic ?
>> Yes.
>
>The phrase is so staggeringly idiotic on its face that I suspect I'm
>misunderstanding it. It appears to mean "side-effects never count".
>Can even a Marxist believe something so silly?
>
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