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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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for the lives it must cost

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0 it will cause some deaths - he thinks that the end result (the prize) is not worth it. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 it will cause some deaths - he thinks that the end result (the prize) is not worth it.
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0 it will cause some deaths - he thinks that the end result (the prize) is not worth it. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10 it will cause some deaths - he thinks that the end result (the prize) is not worth it.12blockquote
10Thank you `Nona the Brit', but still I can't get it. Could you explain it again in some other way?0-
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0To achieve the end aim some people (or animals?) will have to die. He doesn't think that the end aim justifies these deaths.02br
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00For example - in a war the general might want to take control of a bridge from the enemy. However, he knows that many of his soldiers will die to do so. He decides that the bridge is not important enough to 'pay the price' of the deaths of t
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