"el fin justifica los medios" meaning in Spanish

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “the ends justify the means”. Compare el fin no justifica los medios. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the ends justify the means}} “the ends justify the means”, {{lit|the ends justify the means}} Literally, “the ends justify the means” Head templates: {{head|es|proverb}} el fin justifica los medios
  1. the end justifies the means, the ends justify the means Related terms: en la guerra y en el amor todo vale
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