The philosopher George Santayana makes a profound point: we laugh at Don Quixote's misadventures, but we do not laugh at his intentions; this suggests that judgment of character should be based on intentions rather than consequences, in the manner Kant conceived of morality.

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we all laugh at don quixote's misadventures but none of us laugh at his intentions...we judge a man good or evil by his intentions not by the consequences of his actions

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Great Authors - Literature of the Renaissance - Cervantes, Don QuixoteMichael Sugrue
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