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Old 10th March 2008, 01:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: "The Greater Good"

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Originally Posted by dekket View Post
The problem with "The Greater Good" is that someone has to define it.
And no one not able to see "outside of time", as it were, could truly be certain of what "the greater good" actually is. Even the most beneficent actions can often have disastrous consequences further down the line, where the worst can sometimes have the most beneficial in the end. In the final analysis, "the greater good" is something that only Time will define; as long as the repercussions of any action are ongoing, it's impossible to say with entire certainty.

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Perhaps Grindelwald did actually believe that the world would be improved for the majority of people under his tyrannical rule.
As is the case with nearly all who set out to push their agenda on the world around them, no matter their intention, they usually end up causing more harm than otherwise....
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