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Quotation from The Provincial Letters by Blaise Pascal

“we at least purify the motive”

Blaise Pascal (spoken by The Jesuit father)

The Provincial Letters, Letter VII, trans. Thomas M'Crie (1847)

Introducing the 'direction of intention', by which, when the forbidden action cannot be prevented, the agent is taught to propose an allowable end to himself.

Citation: "we at least purify the motive" — Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters, Letter VII, trans. Thomas M'Crie (1847). (id pascal-provincial-letters-q3)

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