The end justifies the means. — Hermann Busenbaum

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The end justifies the means.

In the original Latin

Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita.

Hermann Busenbaum

1650

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Topic

End justifies the means Justifications and rationales Moral relativism Moral theory Morality

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Religious literature Philosophical literature

Time

1650

Person

Hermann Busenbaum

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Citation

Busenbaum, Hermann. Medulla Theologiae Moralis. 1650.

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