True measure
Sir: I prefer Peter Costello’s view of conservatism to that of Michael Davis (Conservative Notes 18 June), that conservatives judge things in terms of outcome, not posture. The true measure of a policy or political action is its consequence, not its intention. The moral vanity of the Left outweighs outcomes for people’s lives and the Left excuses failure because they acted with impeccable intentions.
Minas
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