"el fin no justifica los medios" meaning in Spanish

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “the end doesn't justify the means”. Compare el fin justifica los medios. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the end doesn't justify the means}} “the end doesn't justify the means”, {{lit|the end doesn't justify the means}} Literally, “the end doesn't justify the means”, {{m|es|el fin justifica los medios}} el fin justifica los medios Head templates: {{head|es|proverb}} el fin no justifica los medios
  1. two wrongs don't make a right, the end doesn't justify the means
    Sense id: en-el_fin_no_justifica_los_medios-es-proverb-PB-XVkR9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish proverbs

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