It seems as if patience can be put in service of evil ends. (firstthings.com)
But it is equally true that if societies are oriented toward evil ends and men are influenced by ideologies and customary patterns of behavior, then individual goals will gain an evil tone. (religion-online.org)
They say, «Deterring evil ends without resorting to evil means are tasks in tension, but any democracy must face dealing with this tension.» (firstthings.com)