Quum finis est licitus etiam media sunt licita
English translation: If the end is licit, so is the means.
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| 5 +2 | If the end is licit, so is the means. |
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| 4 +1 | the end justifies the means |
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peer agreement (net): +1the end justifies the means Explanation: www.sundaylaw.net/books/other/edwardson/facts/fof27.htmCum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita (when the end is lawful, the means also are lawful); and p. 504:Cui licitus est finis, etiam licent media (for whom the ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2012-03-29 03:39:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- randommumble.deviantart.com/art/Introite-20878137414 May 2011 – Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita: (analogously) The end justifies the means. Introite, nam et hic dii sunt: Step in, for here are Gods, ... Full text of "The end justifies the means [microform] : proven, from ... www.archive.org/stream/cihm_07311/cihm_07311_djvu.txtTHE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS. agreed that all passages to be cited from ... Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita, (Bmembaum's Medulla,, Frank. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2012-03-29 03:41:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and it's definitely "the end" and NOT "the ends" www.cwporter.com/INPRAISEOFSTALIN.htmThe principle that "the end justifies the means" is of Jesuit origin, and is expressed as "Quum finis est licitus etiam media sunt licita" in the Medulla theologiae ... shkrobius: The end and the means shkrobius.livejournal.com/177660.html?thread=98303625 May 2009 – Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita (when the end is lawful, the ... If the principle that 'the end justifies the means' is to be interpreted as ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2012-03-29 03:44:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.saidwhat.co.uk/keywordquotes/licitusQuote of the Day | Members | Quote books. Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita (The end justifies the means) View quotes by Hermann Busenbaum ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2012-03-29 03:47:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- loads of variations ... but the correct phrase in English is "the end justifies the means" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2012-03-29 03:51:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.cwporter.com/INPRAISEOFSTALIN.htmThe principle that "the end justifies the means" is of Jesuit origin, and is expressed as "Quum finis est licitus etiam media sunt licita" in the Medulla theologiae ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2012-03-29 03:52:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and I can assure you that I'm in no way praising Stalin |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2If the end is licit, so is the means. Explanation: Exitus acta probat: Ovidius, Ovid, Heroides II,85. Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita: Hermann Busenbaum jesuit monk, 1650. Nous corrigeons le vice du moyen par la pureté de la fin: Pascal, 1656. Conviene bene, che, accusandolo il fatto, lo effetto lo scusi: Machiavelli, 1513/1532. So these all have the same meanings, more or less. It is your preference which one you use (or course the longer ones do not sound so good, so we can read or hear the shorter "versions" more frequently). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2012-03-29 06:59:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry for the grammatical errors, I was in a haste Reference: http://www.lenolaj.hu/muvelodestorteneti_morzsak/szentesiti-... |
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