The road to hell is paved with good intentions is a proverb or aphorism. It is thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote, "L’enfer est plein de bonnes volontés et désirs" (hell is full of good wishes and desires) From our own experiences and observations we can see that many individuals may do bad things even though they intend the results to be good. A good example is the economic policies of the 1920s. These were intended to be a prudent response to the economic tur …..

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Posted on July 31st, 2010 by faith
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