Quotes on Ends Justify The Means

The end doesn't justify the means.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

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 tomorrow's life. Great ends cannot be attained by base means. You've proved that in all your social upheavals. The meanness and inhumanity of the means make you mean and inhuman and make the end unattainable.

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 to break down narratives - particularly the more abusive ones. This is a great thing for escaping the 'ends-justify-the-means' traps of 20th-century wars and religions, but it can also make it hard to convey values.

Crime is contagious....if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law.