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End Justifies Means

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End Justifies Means has 7 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 3 references.

7 facts·7 predicates·3 sources

Mostly:invalid(1), could justify every crime(1), historical repeat(1)

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Inbound mentions (9)

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adoptedMaximAdopted Maxim(2)

justifyByEndJustify by End(2)

avowedMaximAvowed Maxim(1)

avowsMaximAvows Maxim(1)

condemnedForActingOnCondemned for Acting on(1)

doneUnderPleaDone Under Plea(1)

promulgatedPrinciplePromulgated Principle(1)

Other facts (7)

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7 facts
PredicateValueRef
InvalidMoral Invalidity[1]
Could Justify Every Crimetrue[2]
Historical RepeatJesuits[2]
Less Moral Evil ThanLicentiousness Spread[2]
Obliterates DistinctionRight Wrong[2]
Strikes Deadly Blow atChristianity[2]
Applies HereSunday School Clubs[3]

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invalidtrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
ex:moral-invalidity
couldJustifyEveryCrimetrove-cooktown/fallen-women
true
historicalRepeattrove-cooktown/fallen-women
ex:jesuits
lessMoralEvilThantrove-cooktown/fallen-women
ex:licentiousness-spread
obliteratesDistinctiontrove-cooktown/fallen-women
ex:right-wrong
strikesDeadlyBlowAttrove-cooktown/fallen-women
ex:christianity
appliesHeretrove-cooktown/douro-vessel
ex:sunday-school-clubs

References (3)

3 references
  1. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
  2. [2]Fallen Women5 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
  3. [3]Douro Vessel1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/douro-vessel

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