Quotes About Justification

Nunca o mal é feito tão bem como quando é feito em nome da religião.

T]he end cannot justify the means; but if there are no other means, and the end is necessary...

Oare ce-s nourii Daca nu o justificare a cerului? Oare ce-i viata Daca nu o amanare a mortii?

If you look over to see what the beautiful young woman sitting next to you is reading, and it turns out to be a book about angels, then you can with perfect justification refuse her entry into your life.

The ends justify the means. It should be WICKED's official logo. They should have a giant banner draped across the front entrance.

Everything we do is for a reason.

Jake Sully: This is how it's done. When people are sittin' on shit that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you're justified in taking it. from "Avatar

This teaching cannot be used to justify moral carelessness, however, "for it is impossible for those who are engrafted into Christ by true faith not to bring forth the fruit of gratitude."24

The proclamation of judgment against those who would justify themselves by the law is meant to lead to salvation.

No axiom is more clearly established in law or in reason than wherever the end is required, the means are authorized; wherever a general power to do a thing is given, every particular power for doing it is included.

I'm not saying it's wrong to kill, if you've got a good reason: Self-defense, financial gain, political advantage, or even just to stay in practice. Killing for a rational purpose is fine. Killing because you think it will make an invisible man in the sky treat you kindly when you're dead is deranged.

those with the most passionate convictions can justify the most savage cruelties.

The intuitive principle here is that we cannot be justified in owning what we do not need to use or plan to use. One does not earn money simply to store it away where it will be protected from all possible future use.

There is a reason and not a reason for everything.

But how," said Charles, who was close to tears, "how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?" Henry lit a cigarette. "I prefer

Some fish were jumping up the beach and into the tree, which struck me as an odd thing for a fish to do, but I tried not to be judgmental about it. I was feeling pretty raw about my own species, and not much inclined to raise a quizzical eyebrow at others. The fish could play about in trees as much as they liked if it gave them pleasure, so long as they didn't try and justify themselves or tell each other it was a malign god who made them play in trees.

Stripping the duvet from the bed and throwing it over the victim's body in this situation is an indicator of depersonalization—the UNSUB did not want to see the results of his assault as he remained in the room searching for money and valuables. The UNSUB would be able to justify the killing in his own mind as necessary to protect himself;

No crazier than killing Vietcong or packing explosives under some poor bastard's hull

Human beings," he said, "have a bottomless capacity for rationalization and self-deception.

It is easier to commit murder than to justify it.

People don't do things without a reason.

I've become a killer of the Lord. It's the Lord's will that I should kill you. So that makes it all right. You do see that, don't you? You see, it makes it all right.

Seni yang benar-benar seni, tentu saja berbeda, dan anak-anak muda itu memakai alasan seni untuk membenarkan sikap mereka yang malas-malasan

A madman in particular has always a very strong reason for the crimes he commits.