A quote I want to share

[ginny_t]

I started reading one of the Wade Rowland books yesterday. (Greed, Inc. - It's living up to my memory - yay!) It included this quote:

It may be said that the 'means' a man uses are far more important than the 'ends' which he pursues, for they express more fully his spirit. If a man strives for freedom by means of tyranny, for love by means of hatred, for brotherhod by means of dissension, for truth by means of falsity, his lofty aim is not likely to make the judgement of him more lenient. I actually believe that a man who worked for the cause of tyranny, hatred, falsity and dissension by means of freedom, love, truthfulness and brotherhood would be the better man of the two.

— Nikolay Berdyaev, The Destiny of Man (1937)

Comments

[seangaffney.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, great quote. :)

[monkeyman.livejournal.com]

It is a good quote, though I'm left wondering what "trughfulness" is ...

;)

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

A failure of proofreading. *hangs head* *fixes*

[musicgeekstress.livejournal.com]

I've been saying that for years!! ;)

[oilsdragon.livejournal.com]

hmmm, interesting. But does the latter even exist?

[lordshipmayhem.livejournal.com]

Now that is a quote to ponder and pontificate upon.

For how often have we seen throughout history that the ends, rather than justifying the means, are instead determined by them?

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

It's so true. And yet, they still don't learn. Stupid puny humans!