Foresight and intention

The Principle of Double Effect controversially teaches that when an effect is bad, it is typically worse to intend it than to merely foresee it. I think it's interesting and somewhat refreshing to reflect on reverse cases, where we distinguish between intending and foreseeing a good effect. Obviously it's better if a legislator intends rather than merely foresees that the legislation furthers the public good. Here, it's clear that here a foresight-intention distinction captures something important.