The end justifies the means.

Greek translation: Ο σκοπός αγιάζει τα μέσα.

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English term or phrase:The end justifies the means.
Greek translation:Ο σκοπός αγιάζει τα μέσα.
Entered by: SeiTT

06:29 Aug 28, 2015
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English term or phrase: The end justifies the means.
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The famous Machiavelli dictum. It's fallen into disrepute, as it can be argued, for example, that Hitler’s end (i.e. goal/aims) was good i.e. to bring peace to the world – the “only” problem was that his means (i.e. the way he set about achieving his goal) involved killing everyone he disapproved of.

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Ο σκοπός αγιάζει τα μέσα.
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the end justifies the means.
Ο σκοπός αγιάζει τα μέσα.


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TRIADA ANAGNOSTIDOU
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Local time: 08:39
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