When do the ends justify the means?

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When does the end justify the means?

Poll closed Jun 19, 2010.
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  2. never

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  3. sometimes

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  1. 9Kairi9hearts Twilight Town Denizen

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    I was pondering this, does anyone have a clear answer to this question?
     
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  3. Misty gimme kiss

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    lol'd.

    I've always hated that statement, though.
     
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    When the result is considered worthy of the sacrifices made to obtain it.
     
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    In theory.

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    You kill seven people to overthrow a dictator and create a democracy.
     
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    i have no idea of what youre talking about...
     
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    I see alot people who are 'you' in this thread.
     
  10. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    I've always thought the end justified the meaing, as long as there wasn't a huge difference.
    If the means are bad, and the end really good, then it's okay.
    But if the mean is something terrible and it's only a bit better in the end, it's not worth it.
     
  11. finalform32 Merlin's Housekeeper

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    When i figure out what it means.
     
  12. Advent 【DRAGON BALLSY】

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    I like that saying because it's very realistic and true to how the world works. Machiavelli was really saying it how it was, because a vast majority of the time, someone in the real world has to get the short straw for something to happen for the greater good. Obviously if terrible means were taken to attain a lackluster or otherwise unworthy end, then it's not a valid phrase at all. Its validity is very dependent upon the situation.
     
  13. Misty gimme kiss

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    But idealists (coughcoughlikeme) fancy the idea that everything can be achieved peacefully and morally. Unfortunately, it's hardly ever true, but I don't like thinking about that.
     
  14. 9Kairi9hearts Twilight Town Denizen

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    not everything, some things, few thing actualy, for some people it is a matter of daily living to justify the means with the ends.
     
  15. MandyXRiku4ever Twilight Town Denizen

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    got that right.
    peace would be nice but...*cough* excitement is better*cough* 'scuse me for pointing out the obivious but better to figure it out or keep thinking unrealisticlly. It could be achieve tho' misty just for like what a day?