Justify

Famous quotes containing the word justify:

“And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God’s ways to man.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)

“Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an alcoholic, then the most sympathetically portrayed character in his book will be an alcoholic. This sort of thing is very boring for outsiders.”
—Stephen Vizinczey (b. 1933)

“The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)