It is a quote by Nicolas Machiavelli. A phrase mistakenly
attributed to writer and relevant character of the Italian Renaissance. It expresses that when the objective or cause is important. Habitually, many have been attributed to this phrase as postulate to Nicolas Machiavelli included in his work The Prince, written in 1513 and published in 1532 in which the author defined the imposition of any theory or political plan by the ruler to remain in power before any incident. In the section The Prince, in chapter XVIII: In the actions of men, and particularly of princes, where there is no possible appeal, the results are found. Try, then, a prince to win and preserve the State, which the means will always be honorable and praised by all; because the vulgar is fooled by appearances and by success; and in the world there is nowhere to be supported.
Since my point of view that phrase is bad interpreted for many
people in the society are following this phrase without taking care about the consequences that could result in bad actions. For example when a politic want to be selected like a mayor, government or president. They do not think that they are saying “lies” just to be selected or make a fraud in the votes because they follow the phrase the end justifies the means
I firmly believe that we should change our minds because if we
continue with the same, always will exist badness, fraud, lies and things like that. I know that many people could think different but that is for they do not know what is the feeling of achieve something honestly.
A. Badal', R. Barbera, A. Bonasera, M. Gulino, A. Palmeri (Auth.), Wolfgang Bauer, Hans-Georg Ritter (Eds.) - Advances in Nuclear Dynamics 4 (1998, Springer US)