Leon TrotskyThe end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
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The end justifies the means is a principle that individuals, governments and even international bodies will sometimes use in justifying their actions. It can be used to justify aggression and war, but it is also used to justify the actions of an individual or a government in order to arrive at some kind of goal. For example, we may say that we want to protect our country from foreign invasion. To do so, we may engage in militaristic actions such as deploying troops or building defenses.
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