Random Quotes
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The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.Sir Henry Taylor
After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.Fred Thompson, Speech before the Commonwealth Club of California
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.Lord Acton, 1887
The end excuses any evil.Sophocles, Electra (c.409 BC)
The end always passes judgement on what has gone before.Publilius Syrus
The result justifies the deed. (Exitus acta probat)Ovid, Heorides (c. 10 BC)
The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.Saint Jerome, Letter 48
The ends must justify the means.Matthew Prior, "Hans Carvel" (1701)
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.Georges Bernanos, "Why Freedom?" The Last Essays of Georges Bernanos, 1955
The world must be made safe for democracy.Woodrow Wilson, April 2, 1917