On the record
If they are valid, then why is not the jesuitical doctrine, that the end sanctifies them, and that it is right to do evil that good may come, morally sound?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgIf they are valid, then why is not the jesuitical doctrine, that the end sanctifies them, and that it is right to do evil that good may come, morally sound?
Garrison critiques the moral reasoning that justifies wrongdoing for perceived good outcomes.
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