RE: End and the Means
January 29, 2009 at 8:54 pm
(This post was last modified: January 29, 2009 at 8:58 pm by leo-rcc.)
I actually did, but decided to drop and delete it.
But since you asked, here it is.
The "Reign of Terror" or "The terror" for short was to stop the demise of the assemblee when the fractions of the assemblee went more and more head to head. In the end it took 30 years, 2 following monarchies and no less than 3 revolutions to stop the turmoil in late 18th early 19th century France which brought it to a social and economic bankruptcy. The constitutional assembly failed. There were too many monarchists to have a republic and too many republicans to have a monarch.
So no, the end did not justify the means, since the end wasn't even achieved through the means and wouldn't be for many years.
But since you asked, here it is.
The "Reign of Terror" or "The terror" for short was to stop the demise of the assemblee when the fractions of the assemblee went more and more head to head. In the end it took 30 years, 2 following monarchies and no less than 3 revolutions to stop the turmoil in late 18th early 19th century France which brought it to a social and economic bankruptcy. The constitutional assembly failed. There were too many monarchists to have a republic and too many republicans to have a monarch.
So no, the end did not justify the means, since the end wasn't even achieved through the means and wouldn't be for many years.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
