Ends Justify The Means Quotes

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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. — Georges Bernanos
To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to… — Louis D. Brandeis
Does the end justify the means? That is possible. But what will justify the end? To that question, which historical thought leaves pending, rebellion replies:… — Albert Camus
The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily… — Friedrich August von Hayek
... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one of U.S. benevolence,… — Robert Parry
Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old… — Arthur Koestler
The harm done by ordinary criminals, murderers, gangsters, and thieves is negligible in comparison with the agony inflicted upon human beings by the professional do-gooders,… — Henry Grady Weaver
In a world where success is the measure and justification of all things the figure of Him who was sentenced and crucified remains a stranger… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Does the end justify the means? Or should it be, Do the ends justify the mean; do the extremes justify moderation? — Daniel N. Robinson
The principle that the end justifies the means is and remains the only rule of political ethics; anything else is just a vague chatter and… — Arthur Koestler
The end justifies the means. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to get the right result. — Sebastian Fitzek
Stem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. But it isn't a given, and even if it were, I don't think the end justifies… — Joseph Murray
The ends justify the means mindset has been the impetus behind many a cruel medical or social experiment. — James Morcan
The end justifies the means only when the means used are such as actually bring about the desired and desirable end. — John Dewey
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the… — Louis D. Brandeis
Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give us the ability… — Douglas Rushkoff
the ends justifies the means — Niccolo Machiavelli
You think the end justifies the means, however vile. I tell you: the end is the means by which you achieve it. Today's step is… — Wilhelm Reich
Life's not black-and-white. Sometimes the ends justifies the means. — Emily Giffin
There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may… — Aaron Allston

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