engelska-danska översättning av the end justifies the means

målet helliger midletVi appellerer til frigivelsen af et gidsel, fordi vi ikke mener, at målet helliger midlet. We are appealing for the release of a hostage, because we do not agree with the idea that the end justifies the means. - Hr. formand, i modsætning til det, vores polske kollega mente, så findes der ikke to retsopfattelser i Europa af, om målet helliger midlet. Mr President, contrary to our Polish friend’s opinion, there are not, in Europe, two legal doctrines as to whether the end justifies the means.

Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome

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