The end justifies the means.
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Justifies
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As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."
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Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.
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Nothing justifies their existence.
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