Reaching the right goal in the wrong way is often preferable over reaching the wrong goal in the right way, actually.

Why? Because getting the goal wrong does long-lasting harm, but when *getting there* the wrong way, the harm is only temporary.

And yes, that means that sometimes the end really *does* justify the means, and exactly where that boundary is is an incredibly important conversation to have, not something to categorically dismiss as a slippery slope.