22 Quotations with Expediency.
- 1. Theodore Roosevelt: No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
![No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.. Theodore Roosevelt.](/img/view.gif)
- 2. Ambrose Bierce: CAPITAL, n. The seat of misgovernment. That which provides the fire, the pot, th ...
![CAPITAL, n. The seat of misgovernment. That which provides the fire, the pot, th .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 3. Ambrose Bierce: HANGMAN, n. An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and ...
![HANGMAN, n. An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 4. Ambrose Bierce: IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the great ...
![IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the great .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 5. Ambrose Bierce: LL.D. Letters indicating the degree _Legumptionorum Doctor_, one learned in laws ...
![LL.D. Letters indicating the degree _Legumptionorum Doctor_, one learned in laws .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 6. Ambrose Bierce: MORAL, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the qual ...
![MORAL, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the qual .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 7. W. Somerset Maugham: You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it ...
![You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it .... W. Somerset Maugham.](/img/view.gif)
- 8. James Webb: Where principle is involved, be deaf to expediency.
![Where principle is involved, be deaf to expediency.. James Webb.](/img/view.gif)
- 9. William Punshon: Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: ...
![Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: .... William Punshon.](/img/view.gif)
- 10. Epicurus: Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or bein ...
![Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or bein .... Epicurus.](/img/view.gif)
- 11. Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Custom adapts itself to expediency.
![Custom adapts itself to expediency.. Publius Cornelius Tacitus.](/img/view.gif)
- 12. Roy Hattersley: Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.
![Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.. Roy Hattersley.](/img/view.gif)
- 13. Edward R. Lyman: Principle, particularly moral principle, can never be a weathervane, spinning ar ...
![Principle, particularly moral principle, can never be a weathervane, spinning ar .... Edward R. Lyman.](/img/view.gif)
- 14. Edward R. Lyman: Principle, particularly moral principle, can never be a weathervane, spinning ar ...
![Principle, particularly moral principle, can never be a weathervane, spinning ar .... Edward R. Lyman.](/img/view.gif)
- 15. Quentin Crisp: The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
![The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.. Quentin Crisp.](/img/view.gif)
- 16. Henry David Thoreau: The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
![The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.. Henry David Thoreau.](/img/view.gif)
- 17. Jonathan Raban: There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expedie ...
![There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expedie .... Jonathan Raban.](/img/view.gif)
- 18. James Russell Lowell: Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it Confucius All truth ...
![Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it Confucius All truth .... James Russell Lowell.](/img/view.gif)
- 19. Lao-tzu: When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct ...
![When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct .... Lao-tzu.](/img/view.gif)
- 20. W. Somerset Maugham: The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to e ...
![The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to e .... W. Somerset Maugham.](/img/view.gif)
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