If one must do
If one must do a wrong, it’s best to do it pursuing power-otherwise, let’s have virtue. Euripides
Wrongdoing
For a wrongdoer to
For a wrongdoer to be undetected is difficult; and for him to have confidence that his concealment will continue is impossible. Epicurus
This mortal probation is
This mortal probation is a brief period-just a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is, in fact, the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with … Read more
Just don\\’t give up
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. Ella Fitzgerald
The government would assert
The government would assert that individuals who are aware of serious wrongdoing in the intelligence community should bring their concerns to the people most responsible for that wrongdoing, and rely on those people to correct the problems that those people themselves authorized. Edward Snowden
My case clearly demonstrates
My case clearly demonstrates the need for comprehensive whistleblower protection act reform. If we had had a real process in place, and reports of wrongdoing could be taken to real, independent arbiters rather than captured officials, I might not have had to sacrifice so much to do what at this point even the President seems … Read more
Allowing the U.S. government
Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest. Edward Snowden
When people treat corruption
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You have a political cancer that breeds cynicism about democratic government and infects all of society. Edward Brooke
Moral principles do not
Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right. Fulton J. Sheen
There is scarcely any
There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does. Francois de La Rochefoucauld