The end justifies the means. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to get the right result.

The ends justify the means

If the end does not justify the means - what can?

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

We live in a world where everyone thinks they do the right thing, so they are entitled to do the wrong thing. So ends can justify the means.

Survival justifies any means.