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QUOTES ON INTENTION

A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to the Speaker of the House of Burgesses, Dec. 1756

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

WILLIAM A. FOSTER, quoted in Igniting the Spirit at Work: Daily Reflections

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

ALBERT CAMUS, The Plague

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

KARL MARX, Capital


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