[youainti]

What I've realized is that the means determine the ends, both intended and unintended.

[bladegash]

I am not sure that I agree life is quite as black and white to where that maxim can always hold true.

I think we can agree that intent/means used to achieve an outcome certainly do matter (more deonotological/Kantian philosophical worldview), but I do believe that consequences/outcomes of action and/or inaction certainly matter as well.

All sorts of mental gymnastics we could go through as to my reasoning, but I try to be cautious in accepting strict maxims as absolute truths.

[beebeepka]

"we do what we must because we can"

[e2le]

"For the good of all of us."

[newjersey]

Except the ones who are dead

But there’s no sense crying over every mistake

We must keep on trying till we run out of cake.