Who said “He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means…”?

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Harry Emerson Fosdick. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLiving Under Tension (1941)

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Fosdick, H. E. (n.d.). He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9906-he-who-chooses-the-beginning-of-a-road/

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Fosdick, Harry Emerson. “He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9906-he-who-chooses-the-beginning-of-a-road/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Fosdick, Harry Emerson. “He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9906-he-who-chooses-the-beginning-of-a-road/.

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