BillyOblivion comments on A brief history of ethically concerned scientists - Less Wrong
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Better for whom? I'd really like my rival countries to have ethical military leaders, but maybe I prefer my own country's military leaders to be ruthless.
Is ruthlessness necessarily unethical in a military leader?
Sometimes compassion is a sharp sword.
Agreed; as Sun Tzu points out on several occasions, fighting should usually be considered a measure of last resort.