"In war, all means are good."

Based on the works of F.M. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Vasil Bykov's Sotnikov.

Direction "Aims and means".

Often, when discussing the permissibility of any methods, people say the phrase: "In war, all means are good." But is it possible to say so?

The question immediately arises, what kind of war is meant? War in its usual sense - an armed confrontation between states? But war can also be bloodless.

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It is known from history that there was a "cold war" - a stubborn struggle of ideologies. Therefore, war is a confrontation, a fierce struggle of opponents. That is, for victory, all means are good, in other words, the end justifies the means.

Let's imagine that we ask this question to famous writers, one of the most intelligent and educated representatives of society. Of course, they are no longer alive, but they speak to us through their books. F.M. Dostoevsky in the novel "Crime and Punishment" speaks of the fallacy of such statements. It shows the image of a person who believed that the end justifies the means. Rodion Raskolnikov claims that he has the right to kill, since great people stop at nothing to achieve their goal, and he no doubt considers himself to be such great people. But having committed a crime, he retreats from his goal - he hides the stolen goods on the street without touching a penny. He almost hates his mother and sister, who were previously dearly loved, for the sake of which (as he believes) he even goes to murder. In fact, he barely wants to prove to himself that he is not "a trembling creature, but I have the right." Why does he change so much after the murder? In my opinion, his psyche, his soul, was damaged. Rodion, crying in a dream because a horse was killed in his presence, cold-bloodedly kills an old pawnbroker in order to achieve a goal, moreover, he kills her sister just as a witness. By the end of the novel, Raskolnikov already understands the immorality of his goal and turns to God to atone for sins.

The writer Vasil Bykov in the story "Sotnikov" says the same thing as Dostoevsky. The fisherman, the protagonist of the story, passionately wants to survive. He uses any means for this, does not stop at betrayal, or even before knocking the bench out from under the hanged Sotnikov. And what? After everything he has done, he wants to return, fix everything, but there is no turning back. Realizing that everyone has turned away from him, Rybak, who has committed all the crimes for the sake of his own life, wants to interrupt it - to hang himself.

Thus, the general thought of the writers can be expressed in the words of Ivan Karamazov: "No human happiness is worth one tear of a child." That is, many writers considered the phrase “In war, all means are good” to be incorrect.

From my little life experience I know that people who have used unworthy means often do not reach the goal, or, having reached it, are tormented by conscience. For example, young women who incline a loved one to destroy the family or betrayal are unhappy in love. I find confirmation of my thoughts in the literature. Katerina, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district", in order to ensure complete and unbreakable happiness with her beloved, kills innocent people, but her lover leaves for another woman. Katerina from the drama by A.N. Ostrovsky "Thunderstorm" cheated on her husband for the sake of forbidden love, but abandoned by the cowardly Boris, she drowned herself. This series can be continued for a long time, but I will generalize: traitors are not loved either by those who have been betrayed, or by those for whom they have betrayed. The end does not justify the means.

Consequently, the expression "in war, all means are good" is immoral, and it is used in an effort to justify unseemly actions.

Updated: 2017-11-29

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Can it be argued that in war all means are good?

War is a difficult test for people, when they are forced to choose between good and evil, loyalty and treason at the borderline moments ... It is difficult to understand what determines the means to achieve goals (especially in wartime, when the line between life and death becomes barely perceptible). Someone is guided by personal interests, others - by eternal, enduring values. It is important that the chosen means do not diverge from moral convictions, but, unfortunately, sometimes a person’s actions go beyond the generally accepted norms.

We find confirmation of this on the pages of Russian literature. Let us recall, for example, M.A. Sholokhov’s story “The Fate of a Man”, which shows the story of a man who managed to preserve his human dignity, a living soul, capable of responding to the pain of those around him. Did Andrey Sokolov, the protagonist of the story, always choose a worthy means to achieve his goals? He is the defender of the country, it is important for him to stop the enemy, and therefore he honestly serves without hiding behind the backs of his comrades. But Sokolov is forced to kill a man. Many will say: “War - someone kills someone. That is the law. There's nothing to worry about." Maybe so, only he kills his own, a traitor. It would seem that the end justifies the means, but a drama is played out in the hero’s soul: “For the first time in his life he killed, and then his own ... But what is he like his own? He's worse than someone else's, a traitor."

This internal monologue of Sokolov testifies that for him murder as a means of achieving even a noble goal (saving the life of the captain) is immoral. Andrei agrees to this because he sees no other way to solve this difficult task.

Classical literature, being a vivid example of moral values, also shows cases when insignificant means of achieving goals deserve condemnation. Let us turn to V. G. Rasputin’s story “Live and Remember”. The very title of the work, like an alarm, sounds like a warning spell in the heart of the reader: to live and remember. What can't be forgotten? About the war that crippled the fate of people?! About those who, by their actions, deeds, destroyed the lives of loved ones or tarnished military honor?!

It would seem that the usual desire of a soldier after being wounded and treated in a hospital is to stay in his native village, to feel the warmth and care of his wife and parents. There is nothing reprehensible in this, because this is not murder, not theft ... But, having chosen the path of desertion, Andrei Guskov makes his wife Nastya lie, hide from fellow villagers. This road turned out to be unbearable and disastrous not only for her, but also for Guskov. Hiding from everyone, he turns into a driven animal, living by the instinct of self-preservation, unable to understand Nastya's pain, her anxiety about their unborn child. He does not give in to his wife's exhortations to repent and surrender, but only accuses her of wanting to get rid of him. The condemning looks of fellow villagers, the reproaches of her husband's parents, the inability to rejoice at the end of the war, the constant feeling of guilt in front of those who bring the funeral, make Nastya's life unbearable. But she, like a devoted wife, steadfastly endures all hardships. Maybe Andrew should remember this? Probably not only that.

The scene of the death of the heroine is terrible: she sacrifices herself and the life of an unborn child for the sake of saving her husband, she rushes into the Angara. Who is to blame for these deaths? A life? War? Andrey Guskov?

A person, having decided to desert, could not preserve the main thing in himself - a sense of human dignity. He doomed his beloved wife and the long-awaited (never born) child to death, which, perhaps, became for Nastya a kind of deliverance from the difficult trials that fell to her lot. This is exactly what you need to remember: you, Andrei Guskov, are guilty of the suffering and death of loved ones, you are doomed to loneliness and condemnation, because the means you have chosen cannot be justified by anything.

Returning to the question “Is it possible to say that in war all means are good”, I come to the conclusion that often in the dilemma “life and death” we do not think about how and what we do. This is wrong, although none of us is immune from mistakes. We must remember: this is a time of peace or war, we are people and we must try to preserve our soul, which means that we should treat with special responsibility the means we choose to achieve the goal.

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Being able to set and achieve goals is a very good quality for a person. Sometimes this is what talented, smart potential individuals lack in order to achieve success and fulfill their plans. Everything is there, but there is no perseverance, firmness and patience. In such cases, it is the support of loved ones that helps not to give up, but to work to achieve success.

Modern society is geared towards success. From the first years of life, children are taught in early development programs, later they are sent to all kinds of courses that develop skills, skills, teach critical thinking, and so on. Being a smart, erudite, successful person is good and right, and you need to work on it. The main thing in this race is to teach the child to be a person who knows how to love, respect, make friends, appreciate other people and their work.

There is a popular saying “the end justifies the means”, which is quite widely used in the world. Competition at school, institute, work is not always fair and open. Children will encounter this and here it is important:

1. Prepare them for the fact that not everyone will act honestly, the solution of the situation will not always be fair. Let the kids know about it.
2. Help to be strong so as not to switch to the methods and strategies of this sinful world, for the sake of your victory. Do not sacrifice friendship, fidelity, your principles, relationships with loved ones and relationships with God, but on the contrary - protect it with all your might.

There is a good example from the Bible - King David. He was told through a prophet that he would be king. Time passed, and David not only did not become a king, he was not even an ordinary shepherd, he is a fugitive who is hiding from the current king Saul. The whole situation is unfair to David. David cannot be blamed for infidelity or non-initiation; he is a good and faithful warrior. Saul's attacks are unfair, David's position is unfair. And in this difficult, both emotionally and physically, David has the opportunity to take revenge on King Saul, to answer fairly and enter into his own, which God has prepared for him. But for this you need to kill King Saul. With all the desire and all the open possibilities, David makes a decision that will not allow him to cross his principles, will not allow him to grieve God. He leaves King Saul alive and waits for a solution to this situation from God. It is necessary to explain to children that even when they are faced with difficult situations, sometimes there will be a way out that is not from God. In this case, you just need to be firm and strong and wait for God's way out.

1. To help children set the first and main goal of their lives - to please God. All your goals and methods, and desires to check this parameter. Does what I do please God? Do the methods, thoughts and motives with which I do this please God? So it will be easier for the child, and even for the adult, to keep the course of his life correctly. When we learn to measure everything by the Word of God, then God Himself will lead us to a spacious place, give us success, help, strengthen and give us strength.

And, although this seems like a fairly adult topic, the same problems happen to children at an early age. Turn the blame on a brother or sister so that they are not punished; write off the assignment to get a good grade; to take something away from another, so that you yourself would be cheerful and joyful.

We need to help and inspire children to set goals for themselves. Help and support them in achieving these goals. Teach the kids that no matter how big the goal, the methods to achieve it should not be contrary to God's Word. Reaching heights, it is important not to lose friendship, trust, mercy, relationships with God and people.

I bring to your attention a story called “The main thing is to do it! And the rest is nonsense!

Happy viewing. Peace, love and wisdom from God in everything.

It seems to me, friends, that everything we have already seen performed by Real Madrid and Barcelona in the spring of 2011 was nothing more than a warm-up before the main battles of the year for them. From a draw in the championship, no one felt cold or hot.

Champions League. 1/2 finals. The first match

Judge: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding, Germany).

Bookmaker quotes: 2.64 – 3.40 – 2.80.

The victory of Madrid in the Cup, of course, amused the vanity of the capital, but nothing more. Cup he is a cup - to him, not only in Spain, the attitude is condescendingly cool.

Whether it's the Champions League. This is where genuine passions and significant fees are. That's where the prestige is! It's probably even good that at first they warmed up at home - now they are guaranteed to "light up" in Europe. There was simply no point in hiding something from each other and normalizing the load. Everything went by the wayside - even the ending. The third round of Clasico is on the agenda. The climax is near...

The coaches of the teams, long-time acquaintances in cooperation with Barça of the last century, were already strong enough not to say stupid things to each other before the last games, but before today's meeting they still could not restrain themselves. And in absentia they exchanged barbs.

Mourinho, in particular, said that his young Catalan colleague is the only specialist of his kind who scolds the judges for the right decisions and caustically reminded the guest how his team overcame Chelsea at one time, and this year - Arsenal. The hint is clear. In both cases, according to the English fans, there were effective referee errors in favor of the Blaugrand. In Barcelona, ​​of course, there is a different opinion on this matter. However, Jose is not interested in it.

Guardiola also did not get into his pocket for a word. “In this room, he’s the damn boss, the damn master,” the guest coach irritably threw in the press center of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. And I'm not going to compete with him in this. But as soon as he allows himself to address me familiarly, well, then I will do the same.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo are preparing for the battle with Barcelona

It was evident from the excited state of the Catalan that Mourinho's remarks had achieved their goal. Perhaps this is what the cunning Jose wanted - to sow nervousness in the enemy camp. We already know: in war, all means are good ...

Although, to be honest, I doubt that Barça's leaders can be pissed off with such things - tea, not the first time in Clasico. Much more guests are concerned about personnel problems. Here they are just at the "Blaugran" are really big. Guardiola must have already forgotten those blessed times when he had no problems in defense. Now they are chasing him literally on the heels. Didn't have time to recover Carles Puyol how a tumor in the liver was found in Erica Abidal. Recovered long-suffering Gabriel Milito- broke Adriano. Remains out of the game Maxwell. And this means that in Madrid the Barca coach will again have to sculpt the defense “from what was.” He doesn't have much. Puyol is likely to move to the left, and his place in the center will be taken by a nominal defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano.

Guardiola is even more worried about injury Iniesta. Damage to the calf muscle, apparently, will not allow Andres to go to the Bernabeu lawn. Consequently, Pep will also have to rebuild the attack group. This is already more serious.

Mourinho also has losses - moreover, approximately equivalent to the Catalan ones. Disqualification left stopper out of work Ricardo Carvalho, injury - central midfielder Sami Khediru. But Jose, unlike the enemy, has a significant replenishment. The championship game with Valencia, in fact, was “made” by two people - Kaka and Gonzalo Higuain. The Brazilian scored four points in the "goal + pass" system, the Argentine - five! And this extravaganza ended with a score of 6:3 in favor of Real Madrid. Meanwhile, neither one nor the other has played with Barcelona this year. With such a “golden reserve”, Mourinho can look to the future with optimism. And even make jokes about the opponent ...

Statistics also speak in favor of the hosts. Twice the Spanish giants faced off in the European semi-finals, in 1960 and 2002, and both confrontations ended in favor of Madrid. Real Madrid, in the end, took the main trophy to their hands: in the first case, the Champions Cup, in the second, the Champions League.

If Real Madrid does the same, Mourinho will become the first manager in the world to win the Champions League with three different teams. Guardiola, as you understand, will try to prevent this. Trying very hard...