“The ends justify the means.” — Who Said It? Ovid, Heroides (The Heroines), II, 85. Alternate translation: "The result justifies the deed."

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The ends justify the means.

— Ovid • Heroides (The Heroines), II, 85. Alternate translation: "The result justifies the deed."

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