December 14, 2011

They Mean Well. Really?

By Victor Volsky
For the life of me, I can't figure out why conservative pundits, even such stalwarts as Rush Limbaugh, when discussing the virtually inexhaustible supply of liberal follies and blunders, hasten to express their confidence that the perpetrators are "well-intentioned."  Why do conservatives hew mindlessly to the conventional line that far-left radicals are necessarily high-minded and motivated by the best of intentions?  Why aren't liberals challenged when they generously absolve themselves of any wrongdoing on the grounds of their good intentions? "Good intentions cannot compensate for evil works," advises the Torah (Hebrew Matthew 3:1); "[b]y their fruits ye shall know them," avers Scripture (Matt. 7:16).  St. Francis de Sales warned that "Hell is full of good intentions or desires."  Shakespeare wrote, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."  Sir Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of Great Britain, in his writings discusses "the tragedy of good...(Read Full Article)