The ends do not justify the means. Ever. That doesn't mean that you can use bad means for good ends, though. It just means that you can't say that "the intend

The ends do not justify the means. Ever. That doesn't mean that you can use bad means for good ends, though. It just means that you can't say that "the intend [sic] is different," and act as if that makes it okay. Bad means are always bad; if something is harmful when used for one purpose it's harmful when used for another.