> How many societies that went down the totalitarian path that would do it again? I'm not sure how this relates to my post saying that the ends may or may not

> How many societies that went down the totalitarian path that would do it again? I'm not sure how this relates to my post saying that the ends may or may not justify the means for any given scenario depending on the ends, and the means, and the person rendering judgement. For example, I judge the ends of "quenching my thirst" to justify the means of "getting something to drink". If the ends never justified the means, I'd die of dehydration. Now, if you could respond to the part of my above post that occurred after the first sentence, too, it would be much appreciated.