Douglas_Knight3 comments on Why Does Power Corrupt? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight3 16 October 2008 05:05:52AM 0 points [-]

But if we aren't to forgive tyrants for their good intentions, shouldn't we only judge GW by his results?

Yes, when we judge people, we should judge them by the same standard. But this post mentioned the tyrants' intentions, so it should also mention GW's.