Zal Batmanglij Quotes

We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

What are the values that give meaning? What is the line that you will never cross, because on this side you're good, and on this side you're evil.

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

At times we used questionable means to achieve our noble ends.

If the end does not justify the means, what does?

My moral compass is strong.

I think in general the ends do not justify the means.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

We live in a world where everyone thinks they do the right thing, so they are entitled to do the wrong thing. So ends can justify the means.

If your morals make you dreary, depend on it, they are wrong.

My feeling is that the hero has now been defined by phrases like the odious one that we were all raised with - crimes does not pay. Of course it pays, you schmuck. That's not why we don't do it. We don't do it because it is wrong.

My future is righteousness.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.

It's okay to lie as long as you reach a higher truth doing it.

Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.

I'll never go against my morals.

If the end does not justify the means - what can?

Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.

I'd forgotten it's an important thing to give thought to your morality and how you intend to live your life.

If you had to pick between being moral and successful, obviously I'd choose to be moral. However if you can choose both, will you choose both? I'd say definitely.

Integrity is incredibly important to me. As long as you're authentic, you can do no wrong.

Right is right and wrong is wrong.

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

People should be judged by the principles they espouse and the principles they betray.