Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Politician (1939) |
Chuck Eddy, Journalist (1960) |
Peter Facinelli, Actor (1973) |
Eugene Ionesco, Dramatist (1912) |
Max Euwe, Celebrity (1981) |
Isabella I, Royalty (1504) |