Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment, And Breaking Bad's Unmasking Of Utilitarianism

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What can Breaking Bad and Crime and Punishment tell us about utilitarianism?

“I for instance consider that a single misdeed is permissible if the principal aim is right, a solitary wrongdoing and hundreds of good deeds!”

“The more cunning a man is, the less he suspects he will be caught in a simple thing.” — Raskolnikov

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