“The end did not justify the means, but justifiable means that brought about a fair and necessary conclusion were not to be dismissed.”
“[T]he end cannot justify the means; but if there are no other means, and the end is necessary...”
“The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”
“A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified.”
“The end must justify the means.”
“The ends do not justify the means”