On the record
Is the given end right, he seemed to ask; what are the surest means; are the means as right as the end, as right as they are sure?
Said by
John Morley
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Is the given end right, he seemed to ask; what are the surest means; are the means as right as the end, as right as they…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley highlights Gladstone's methodical approach to evaluating the morality and effectiveness of actions.
Share
More from John Morley
The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.
To stint Ireland in power which might be necessary or desirable for the management of matters purely Irish, would be a great error; and if she was so stinted, the end that any such measure might contemplate could not be attained.
There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.
An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
Other voices in this conversation
