The end, or the goal, is the only thing that can provide justification to the means, or method, of obtaining that goal. If the means justified itself, it would somehow become the goal. Perhaps scratching as a means to relive an itch is an example of this.

There are some means to an end that cannot be justifiedThe end, or the goal, is the only thing that can provide justification to the means, or method, of obtaining that goal. If the means justified itself, it would somehow become the goal. Perhaps scratching as a means to relive an itch is an example of this.