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If an action must be taken that will benefit the majority at the cost of the minority, is it morally indefensible? If an action taken for the benefit of a majority occurs at the expense of a minority, is it moral action?
Garth Nix
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Garth Nix
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 19
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Garth Richard Nix
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