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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
That and I think, too, it teaches us the moral character of actions is determined by objective criteria not merely by the sincerity of intentions or the goodness of motives.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy emphasizes the importance of objective moral standards over subjective intentions.

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