📚 The end justifies the means, phrase.
❓ Definition: Wrong or unfair methods may be used if the overall goal is good.
❗️ Examples:
1. We excuse our greed by claiming that the end justifies the means.
2. I understand that for them the end justifies the means, but I can't help worrying about where society will eventually draw the line.
3. A career cop who followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, he believes the end justifies the means.
4. But I still cannot believe in the idea that the end justifies the means.
5. When it comes to winning arguments, they seem to think that the end justifies the means and that truth is an irrelevance.
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