Quotes about ends-and-means

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

— Georges Bernanos

We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

— Eric Hoffer

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

— Leon Trotsky