[i习作temp] Issue212 望赐教，留链回拍 [复制链接]

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发表于 2008-2-21 12:11:26 |只看该作者 |倒序浏览

If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable.

Is it that if a goal is worthy, any means taken to attain it is justifiable, just as the speaker claims? In my perspective it is not. Many events in history provide convincing evidence for my view.
Admittedly, people are apt to use various means to attain a goal, especially when it is worthy or of great importance. As the proverb goes: "All roads lead to Rome.", before we set off for our goals, we usually look for shortcuts ahead of time, and when we meet great obstacles halfway that cannot be easily overridden, we would spontaneously search for other means to eschew it and keep approaching. That is partly why we humans superior to robots. Our mechanical peers, though process tremendous abilities in calculating and memorizing, do not have the intellect to analyze the difficult it encounters with and positively choose other methods that have not been set up beforehand. That's one of the merits we humans should cherish and exploit.
However, we must use legal, legitimate and ethical means to achieve our goals. We cannot simply push all the legal and moral obligations away and do whatever we what or meets our interests. This is the responsibility we humans should take, as both gregarious animals and social individuals. Any behaviors in the face of this rule, though seemingly quicker and more convenient thus more attempting, are usually dangerous and may result in serious consequences to both the individuals and the society. The scandal of Watergate gives us a heavy lesson. In order to dominate the White House for the next four years, President Nixon instigated five CIA agents to bug the Watergate Hotel where his competitors--the Democrats held conferences. Nixon tried to attain his goal--the domination of presidency, but he chose an illegal and base method, which finally led to his downfall.
Another example is concerned with former Soviet Union in the 1930s. In order to defense the incoming invasion of Nazi Germany, Soviet Union forced Finland to give up a large piece of land to itself which had significant militaristic values. Being refused and incited by the desire of annexation, Soviet Union suddenly invaded Finland merely one day after it severed diplomatic relations with the latter. Despite the inferiority in both the amount of soldiers and the military hardware such as tanks, bombers and weapons, Finland successfully withstood the abrupt invasion and kept its independence. Then Soviet Union waged war on Poland and carved it up with Hitler. It is indubitable that every nation has the right to defense its homeland and Soviet Union is not an exception, but it hired a despicable method--invasion, which vastly compromised its international reputation. As retribution, it lost all land it took basely soon after the lightning war of Nazi Germany broke out.
To sum up, the foregoing examples clearly indicate that any illegal or immoral methods taken to attain a goal are not only unavailing but also detrimental. It may lead to a downward social trend where people vie with one another to attain success with the employment of base and baleful means. Therefore the speaker's claim is essentially wrong, and we should advocate legal and ethical means to achieve our goals.

[i习作temp] Issue212 望赐教，留链回拍 [复制链接]

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