People
In judging policies we should consider the results that have been achieved through them rather than the means by which they have been executed.
— Niccolò Machiavelli
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This is a pragmatic way to judge a policy: look at what it actually achieved instead of how it was carried out. Methods drop out of the scoring and outcomes decide. It's a blunt view that treats ends as the measure of success.
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