Pensées [Thoughts], ch. 9 "De la Sagesse, de la Vertu, etc. [On Wisdom and Virtue]," ¶ 20 (1850 ed.) [tr. Auster (1983), 1808] - Joubert, Joseph | WIST Quotations
Necessity can make a doubtful action innocent, but it cannot make it commendable. [La nécessité peut rendre innocente une action douteuse ; mais elle ne saurait la rendre louable.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy. [tr. Attwell (1896), ¶…
