Peter Singer Quotes

What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

What good would politics be, if it didn’t give everyone the opportunity to make moral compromises?

I do what I think is right.

When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

Expediency may tip the scales when arguments are nicely balanced.

Principles and rules are binding, but when they come into conflict they must be balanced.

Politicians are constantly stuck between what is politically expedient and politically beneficial and what is the responsible or right thing to do. It's a tension we all go through.

Instead of doing the best thing, we sometimes have to settle for the rightest thing.

The lesser evil is also evil.

If you choose the lesser of two evils, you are still choosing evil.

Compromise is an imperfect act.

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.

It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

The devil is compromise.

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

You must always do what you feel is right.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect.

I'm always inspired by people who choose to do what is right, not what is easy.

Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be a decent person doing it.

That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.

What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.