Ends and Scruples

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Scruples and ends are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scruples" instead a noun "Ends".

Scruples noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

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Ends and scruples are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ends" instead a noun "Scruples".

Discworld's Lord Vetinari is an enlightened tyrant who really is enlightened; he has few moral scruples about his means, but his ends really are to the benefit of Ankh-Morpork.

Source: The Extremist Was Right
Ultimately, Shivers ends up as a cruel Blood Knight who revels in violence, and betrays Monza, whereas Monza ends up as a hard but fair ruler who spares Shivers because of deep regret of her earlier contempt toward his scruples, which she now embraces.

Source: Hourglass Plot
Ambulance Chaser: Bernard agrees to be Fran's lawyer in order to threaten her next door neighbour with legal action, but with typical lawyer scruples and morals, he ends up falling in love with the neighbour instead and casually deriding Fran as "a mad bitch".

Source: Series / Black Books

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