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Ethics
The good that stains your hands
You can prevent a catastrophe only by doing something you believe is seriously wrong. Should you do it—and, if you should, do you still owe anyone remorse or repair?
Sometimes the best available action still seems to leave a moral remainder. Decide whether necessity can make an act right or only make it unavoidable.
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