Problem of dirty hands

The problem of dirty hands concerns whether political leaders are justified in committing immoral actions when "dirtying their hands", in realizing an important moral end, such as the preservation of a community's continued existence or the prevention of imminent societal catastrophe.^[1]^[2]

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^ Yeo, Michael, 2000, “Dirty Hands in Politics: On the One Hand, and On the Other”, in Paul Rynard and David P. Shugarman (eds.), Cruelty and Deception: The Controversy over Dirty Hands in Politics, Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press; Australia: Pluto Press, pp. 157–173.

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[2] Yeo, Michael, 2000, “Dirty Hands in Politics: On the One Hand, and On the Other”, in Paul Rynard and David P. Shugarman (eds.), Cruelty and Deception: The Controversy over Dirty Hands in Politics, Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press; Australia: Pluto Press, pp. 157–173.

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