Justify

Famous quotes containing the word justify:

    Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.
    Albert Camus (1913–1960)

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

    It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.
    Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)