Thanks for noting this. I have edited the Wikipedia article so that it reflects what the original source actually claimed. Bizarrely, someone used the passage
A strong individual was not bound by moral principles and strived for the achievement of a great goal. The dictatorship of the will and unlimited power. What a novel interpretation of liberalism.
in the cited book (Alexander Pantsov & Steven I. Levine (2013) Mao: The Real Story, New York: Simon & Schuster, pp. 40–41) to write (emphasis added):
liberalemphasis on individualism led Mao to believe that strong individuals were not bound by moral codes but should strive for the greater good.
Then this is combined with the expression “end justifies the means” to claim that Mao was a consequentialist, which is nowhere stated in the book.
Thanks for noting this. I have edited the Wikipedia article so that it reflects what the original source actually claimed. Bizarrely, someone used the passage
in the cited book (Alexander Pantsov & Steven I. Levine (2013) Mao: The Real Story, New York: Simon & Schuster, pp. 40–41) to write (emphasis added):
Then this is combined with the expression “end justifies the means” to claim that Mao was a consequentialist, which is nowhere stated in the book.