could you help me in his quote??can't understand it..can't figure out what it really means...thank for the help guyz!.mwah..*_*
2007-01-11 01:27:57 · 13 answers · asked by pReTtY LiRa *_* 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
doesnt matter whether what you do to attain something is good or bad so long as you get a good result.
2007-01-11 01:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by g2etch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if the end benefited people and is good, then whatever ways you used to obtain it , is justified. Just like what Robin Hood deed, he stole money from the rich to benefit the poor people. So then end ( poor people benefiting) has justified the means (stealing).
2007-01-11 01:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes one must use a questionable way to obtain the desirable goal hence the end justifies the mean.
2007-01-11 01:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Fox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that it doesn't matter what you do to reach your goals, so long as they're reached.
For example, someone who says it was okay to bomb a children's hospital because we also killed a lot of double agents believe the end justify the means.
Simply translated:
"The end" (What eventually happens) "Justifies" (makes it okay) "The means" (What you did)
2007-01-11 01:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means that the result in the end is so great, that whatever means you go about in getting to that result are justified.
2007-01-11 01:33:19 · answer #5 · answered by NikNak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was said by Machiavelli in his book 'The Prince'. It is a phrase encompassing two beliefs:
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes.
Actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
2007-01-11 01:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by irish1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means that you can do what ever you like,by any means you choose. All in the name of of achieveing a specific goal.
ex.: jailing all your enemies in order to achieve a large majority in an election.
the means: jailing
the end: popular vote
Hope this explaination is clear...
2007-01-11 01:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by de gan ya bet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes one must do painful things to attain a greater good at the end of the day...
2007-01-11 01:31:03 · answer #8 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to be manager. I lie about the other workers, make them look bad, so I can get promoted. I say to myself it is OK because it got me what I wanted.
2007-01-11 01:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a certain end result is desired, then it is acceptable to do ANYTHING to achieve it.
2007-01-11 01:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋