Examples of 'not justify the means' in a sentence

Meaning of "not justify the means"

not justify the means: A phrase that refers to the idea that the ends do not necessarily justify the means, meaning that the methods used to achieve a goal are as important as the goal itself

How to use "not justify the means" in a sentence

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not justify the means
The end does not justify the means.
Those two principles affirmed the principle that the end did not justify the means.
The ends do not justify the means.
This had concerned them because the ends did not justify the means.
The end did not justify the means.
In structural adjustment programmes, as elsewhere, the end does not justify the means.
But that does not justify the means.
The ends, particularly when they are of political entities, do not justify the means.
The end does not justify the means in this process.
The result of an exam does not justify the means.
The end would not justify the means in that particular instance.
The ends in this case do not justify the means.
The ends do not justify the means if the means are human suffering.
For him the ends did not justify the means.
The end does not justify the means if it requires breaking the law.

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Nancy is trying to say the ends do not justify the means.
The ends do not justify the means - ever.
The potential risks at this time do not justify the means.
If the end does not justify the means - what does justify the means?
The ends may begood but they do not justify the means.
Cause? The end does not justify the means in either case.
Others thought otherwise, stating that the end does not justify the means.
The ends to be attained do not justify the means employed.
Whatever political motivation the terrorists have, the end does not justify the means.
The end doesn't not justify the means.
Indeed, in international law, as in internal law, the ends do not justify the means.
No! The end does not justify the means.
What Nancy 's trying to say is that the ends do not justify the means.
Judge, The need does not justify the means.
One of Koestler 's key ideas is that the ends do not justify the means.
With God the end does not justify the means.
Zero tolerance ” means the end does not justify the means.
Thirdly, the end does not justify the means.
Here as elsewhere, at least in my view, the ends do not justify the means.
I see your point, but the end does not justify the means in this case.
The end, contrary to what Machiavelli claimed, does not justify the means.
Whatever happens, the ends do not justify the means.
No, as far as Europe is concerned, the end must not justify the means.
In Judaism, the ends do not justify the means.
Mr Solana, I must tell you that the end does not justify the means.
The end - preventing overpopulation - does not justify the means - contraception.
The end, no matter how laudable, does not justify the means.
That may be true but the ends do not justify the means.
However worthy the aims might appear, they could not justify the means of terror.
In Islamic ethics, the end does not justify the means.
That 's great, but the end does not justify the means.
In God 's Kingdom, the end does not justify the means.

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