Justify

Famous quotes containing the word justify:

“To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be partial, passionate and political, that is to say, written from an exclusive point of view, but a point of view that opens up the widest horizons.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)

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

“Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)