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I'm A Utilitarian, So I Don't See The Rule Against Lying As Absolute; It's Always Subject To Some Overriding Utility Which May Prevent Its Exercise.
-Peter Singer
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I'm A Utilitarian, So I Don't See The Rule Against Lying As Absolute; It's Always Subject To Some Overriding Utility Which May Prevent Its Exercise.
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