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i could. but only if i were convinced that more good would be done, or more evil would be avoided, by my actions.
for instance, if i knew that killing a serial killer would prevent him from killing again... i would do it. the horrible act of killing him would be more bearible than knowing that an innocent person would have to suffer the same fate if i did not act.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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